Apple iOS/iPadOS double free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes double free. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-31241. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (affected version unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a double free vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-415. The product calls free() twice on the same memory address, potentially leading to modification of unexpected memory locations. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

A double free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, tvOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, visionOS 2.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. A remote attacker may cause an unexpected app termination.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-31241 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/15/2025).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-14399). 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: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Double free
CWE: CWE-415 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

03/27/2025 🔍
05/13/2025 +46 days 🔍
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08/15/2025 +93 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31241 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31241
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308533
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2025 07:57
Updated: 08/15/2025 00:09
Changes: 05/13/2025 07:57 (53), 08/15/2025 00:09 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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