Apple macOS up to 15.3 App memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS up to 15.3 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component App. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-24269. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.3 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown part of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-24269 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 15.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 15.4

Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 🔍
04/01/2025 +73 days 🔍
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11/07/2025 +220 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-302585
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 04/01/2025 09:42
Updated: 11/07/2025 18:30
Changes: 04/01/2025 09:42 (57), 11/07/2025 18:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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