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Summary
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component File Parser. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-24163. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS (version now known) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination.
The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-24163 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. 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 214661 (macOS 14.x < 14.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122069)), 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 (214661). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.9VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: 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: 214661
Nessus Name: macOS 14.x < 14.7.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (122069)
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/17/2025 🔍01/28/2025 🔍
01/28/2025 🔍
03/04/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-24163 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24163
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293810
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 01/28/2025 07:35Updated: 03/04/2025 01:21
Changes: 01/28/2025 07:35 (55), 01/28/2025 16:17 (2), 02/07/2025 21:41 (3), 03/04/2025 01:21 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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