Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2025-24230

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Out-of-bounds read in macOS - CVE-2025-24230

Published: April 1, 2025 / Updated: April 3, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU106327
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24230
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in CoreAudio. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MP4 file, trick the victim into playing it, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-24230

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 15.4 24E248, 13.7.5 22H527, 14.7.5 23H527
visionOS - update to 2.4
watchOS - update to 11.4
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.6, 18.4 22E240
tvOS - update to 18.4
Apple iOS - update to 18.4 22E240

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