Apple iOS/iPadOS use after free

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8.4$25k-$100k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to use after free. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-24252. The attack requires being on the local network. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (affected version unknown). This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, tvOS 18.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4. An attacker on the local network may be able to corrupt process memory.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-24252 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack can only be done within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $25k-$100k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/09/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-14858). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 🔍
04/29/2025 +101 days 🔍
04/29/2025 +0 days 🔍
11/09/2025 +194 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-306461
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 04/29/2025 06:39
Updated: 11/09/2025 02:05
Changes: 04/29/2025 06:39 (54), 04/29/2025 12:52 (1), 11/09/2025 02:05 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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