Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2025-43239

 

Memory corruption in macOS - CVE-2025-43239

Published: July 30, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU113492
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-43239
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local application to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in sips. A local application can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform unexpected app termination.


Affected software

macOS

How to mitigate CVE-2025-43239

Install update from vendor's website.

macOS - addressed in versions 15.6 24G84, 13.7.7 22H722, 14.7.7 23H723

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