SB2025012801 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS

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SB2025012801 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Apple watchOS

Published: January 28, 2025 Updated: May 20, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2025012801
CSH Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 25
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

High 32% Medium 8% Low 60%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 25 vulnerabilities.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24086)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in ImageIO. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24162)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24158)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


4) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24149)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in SceneKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


5) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24166)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in libxslt. A remote attacker can trick the victim into visiting a specially crafted website and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24117)

CWE-ID: CWE-200 - Exposure of sensitive information to an unauthorized actor

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output in LaunchServices. A local application can fingerprint the user.


7) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24159)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the OS kernel. A local application can execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges.

8) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24107)

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions within the OS kernel. A local application can execute arbitrary code with root privileges.


9) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24085)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in CoreMedia. A local application can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.

10) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24126)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in AirPlay. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted input to the device, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.



11) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24124)

CWE-ID: CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MOV file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


12) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24123)

CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MOV file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.


13) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24163)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in CoreAudio. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted media file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


14) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24161)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in CoreAudio. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted media file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


15) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24160)

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in CoreAudio. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted media file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


16) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24137)

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in AirPlay. A remote attacker can send specially crafted packets to the device, trigger a type confusion error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.



17) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24131)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in AirPlay. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted packets to the device, trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


18) Type Confusion (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24129)

CWE-ID: CWE-843 - Type confusion

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a type confusion error in AirPlay. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted packets to the device, trigger a type confusion error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


19) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24111)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local application to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Display. A local application can trigger memory corruption and escalate privileges on the system.


20) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24144)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due memory leak within the OS kernel. A local application can obtain sensitive kernel state.


21) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24184)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a local application to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in CoreMedia Playback. A local application can trigger memory corruption and crash the system.


22) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-55549)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in xsltGetInheritedNsList. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


23) Use-after-free (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24855)

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in numbers.c when handling nested XPath evaluations. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted XML input to the application, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.


24) Incorrect default permissions (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31262)

CWE-ID: CWE-276 - Incorrect Default Permissions

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows a application user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to incorrect default permissions for files and folders that are set by the PackageKit. A local application with modify protected parts of the file system.


25) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24189)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber


The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing HTML content in WebKit. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted website, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References