VDB-293817 · CVE-2025-24160 · Nessus 214661

Apple visionOS denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple visionOS. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-24160. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple visionOS (version now known). This affects some unknown processing. 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. The summary by CVE is:

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 shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-24160 since 01/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

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). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

visionOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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: No
Local: No
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 Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 🔍
01/28/2025 +11 days 🔍
01/28/2025 +0 days 🔍
03/24/2025 +55 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24160 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24160
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-293817

Entryinfo

Created: 01/28/2025 07:35
Updated: 03/24/2025 22:54
Changes: 01/28/2025 07:35 (53), 01/28/2025 15:46 (2), 02/07/2025 17:53 (3), 03/24/2025 22:54 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.