Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2025-24190

 

Buffer overflow in macOS - CVE-2025-24190

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


Vulnerability identifier: #VU106330
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-2025-24190
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
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 boundary error in CoreMedia. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted MP4 file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system in the context of the WebKit GPU process.


Affected software

macOS
visionOS
watchOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-24190

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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