Out-of-bounds write in macOS - CVE-2025-24211
Published: April 1, 2025 / Updated: April 3, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106328
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24211
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input in CoreMedia. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MP4 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 in the context of the WebKit GPU process.
Affected software
macOS
visionOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
visionOS
tvOS
iPadOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-24211
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
tvOS - update to 18.4
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.6, 18.4 22E240
Apple iOS - update to 18.4 22E240
visionOS - update to 2.4
tvOS - update to 18.4
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.6, 18.4 22E240
Apple iOS - update to 18.4 22E240