Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.2 File Parser denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component File Parser. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-24106. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple macOS up to 13.6/14.6/15.2. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

This issue was addressed with additional entitlement checks. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-24106 since 01/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214660 (macOS 13.x < 13.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122070)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 13.7, 14.7 or 15.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214660). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 214660
Nessus Name: macOS 13.x < 13.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122070)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 13.7/14.7/15.3

Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 🔍
01/28/2025 +11 days 🔍
01/28/2025 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2026 +435 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24106 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24106
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293778
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 07:30
Updated: 04/08/2026 15:47
Changes: 01/28/2025 07:30 (57), 01/28/2025 18:55 (2), 02/07/2025 21:59 (3), 03/20/2025 05:25 (12), 04/08/2026 15:47 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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