Type Confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2025-24137

 

Type Confusion in Apple iOS and iPadOS - CVE-2025-24137

Published: January 27, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103336
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24137
CWE-ID: CWE-843
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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.



Affected software

Apple iOS
iPadOS
visionOS
watchOS
macOS
tvOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-24137

Install updates from vendor's website.

Apple iOS - update to 18.3 22D60
iPadOS - addressed in versions 18.3 22D60, 17.7.4
visionOS - update to 2.3
watchOS - update to 11.3
macOS - addressed in versions 14.7.3 23H417, 15.3 24D60
tvOS - update to 18.3

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