Apple macOS denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple macOS and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-24224. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Apple macOS (the affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in tvOS 18.5, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.5, watchOS 11.5, visionOS 2.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

The advisory is shared at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-24224 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 243011 (macOS 13.x < 13.7.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (124151)), 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 (243011). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
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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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Nessus ID: 243011
Nessus Name: macOS 13.x < 13.7.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (124151)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

01/17/2025 CVE reserved
07/30/2025 +193 days Advisory disclosed
07/30/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
08/02/2025 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-24224 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-24224
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318097
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:11
Updated: 08/02/2025 14:51
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:11 (54), 07/30/2025 13:15 (1), 08/02/2025 14:51 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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