Improper input validation in WPE WebKit and WebKitGTK+ - CVE-2025-31217

 

Improper input validation in WPE WebKit and WebKitGTK+ - CVE-2025-31217

Published: May 12, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU108954
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31217
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
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 insufficient input validation in WebKit. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted website and perform an unexpected Safari crash.


Affected software

WPE WebKit
WebKitGTK+
visionOS
watchOS
macOS
iPadOS
tvOS
Apple iOS
Apple Safari

How to mitigate CVE-2025-31217

Install update from vendor's website.

visionOS - update to 2.5
watchOS - update to 11.5
macOS - update to 15.5 24F74
iPadOS - addressed in versions 17.7.7, 18.5 22F76
tvOS - update to 18.5
Apple Safari - update to 18.5
Apple iOS - update to 18.5 22F76

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