| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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| 6.0 | $5k-$25k | 0.00 |
Summary
A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS and iPadOS. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Handler. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-24189. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Web Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to memory corruption.
It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-24189 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. 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 08/20/2025).
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 252299 (Amazon Linux 2 : webkitgtk4 (ALAS-2025-2970)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (252299). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.apple.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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ATT&CK: 🔍
Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
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Nessus ID: 252299
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2 : webkitgtk4 (ALAS-2025-2970)
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
01/17/2025 🔍05/19/2025 🔍
05/19/2025 🔍
08/20/2025 🔍
Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-24189 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24189
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309607
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917
Entry
Created: 05/19/2025 21:30Updated: 08/20/2025 05:50
Changes: 05/19/2025 21:30 (55), 08/20/2025 05:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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