NULL pointer dereference in macOS - CVE-2025-24179
Published: April 29, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108006
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-24179
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in AirPlay. A remote attacker on the local network can send specially crafted packets to the device and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
macOS
visionOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
visionOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
How to mitigate CVE-2025-24179
Install updates from vendor's website.
macOS - addressed in versions 15.3 24D60, 13.7.5 22H527, 14.7.5 23H527
visionOS - update to 2.3
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.6, 18.3 22D60
tvOS - update to 18.3
Apple iOS - update to 18.3 22D60
visionOS - update to 2.3
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.6, 18.3 22D60
tvOS - update to 18.3
Apple iOS - update to 18.3 22D60