| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Apple macOS. Affected is an unknown function of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-24209. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple macOS (affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Web Content Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
A buffer overflow issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in tvOS 18.4, Safari 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected process crash.
The advisory is shared for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-24209 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. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 04/10/2025).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 234072 (AlmaLinux 9 : webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2025:3713)), 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 (234072). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.
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: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploiting
Class: Buffer overflowCWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 234072
Nessus Name: AlmaLinux 9 : webkit2gtk3 (ALSA-2025:3713)
Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/17/2025 🔍04/01/2025 🔍
04/01/2025 🔍
04/10/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-24209 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24209
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302268
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712
Entry
Created: 04/01/2025 04:40Updated: 04/10/2025 05:41
Changes: 04/01/2025 04:40 (55), 04/10/2025 05:41 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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