Apple tvOS type confusion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to type confusion. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-24129. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS (version unknown). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a type confusion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-843. The product allocates or initializes a resource such as a pointer, object, or variable using one type, but it later accesses that resource using a type that is incompatible with the original type. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. A remote attacker may cause an unexpected app termination.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-24129 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214659 (macOS 15.x < 15.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122068)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214659). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Type confusion
CWE: CWE-843
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214659
Nessus Name: macOS 15.x < 15.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122068)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 🔍
01/28/2025 +11 days 🔍
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02/07/2025 +10 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24129 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24129
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293741

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 07:28
Updated: 02/07/2025 22:06
Changes: 01/28/2025 07:28 (52), 01/28/2025 20:17 (2), 02/01/2025 07:04 (21), 02/07/2025 22:06 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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