Apple visionOS Web denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Apple visionOS. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Web Handler. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-31217. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. 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 of the component Web Handler. 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 input validation. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.5, tvOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, visionOS 2.5, Safari 18.5. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-31217 since 03/27/2025. 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.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 🔍
05/13/2025 +46 days 🔍
05/13/2025 +0 days 🔍
05/28/2025 +15 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31217 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31217
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308433

Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2025 07:04
Updated: 05/28/2025 07:11
Changes: 05/13/2025 07:04 (54), 05/28/2025 07:11 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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