Apple macOS up to 14.6/15.4 AFP memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 14.6/15.4. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component AFP Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-31246. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Apple macOS up to 14.6/15.4. This issue affects an unknown function of the component AFP Handler. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6. Connecting to a malicious AFP server may corrupt kernel memory.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-31246 since 03/27/2025. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/14/2025).

Upgrading to version 14.7 or 15.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-14643). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: macOS 14.7/15.5

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03/27/2025 🔍
05/13/2025 +46 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-31246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-31246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308567
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2025 08:01
Updated: 05/14/2025 15:02
Changes: 05/13/2025 08:01 (57), 05/14/2025 15:02 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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