Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU108965

Double free in macOS - CVE-2025-31235

Published: May 12, 2025

Vulnerability identifier: #VU108965

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-31235

CWE-ID: CWE-415

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 a boundary error in Audio. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted media file, trigger a double free error and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Affected software

macOS
iPadOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-31235

Install updates from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 15.5 24F74, 13.7.6 22H625, 14.7.6 23H626
iPadOS - update to 17.7.7

External References

https://support.apple.com/en-us/122716

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