VDB-318100 · CVE-2025-24224 · Nessus 243011

Apple watchOS denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple watchOS. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown part. Executing a manipulation can lead to denial of service. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2025-24224. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Apple watchOS (version now known) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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. CVE summarizes:

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 for download at support.apple.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-24224 since 01/17/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

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). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Smartwatch Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

watchOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 7.2
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 243011
Nessus Name: macOS 13.x < 13.7.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities (124151)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

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-100-318100

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:11
Updated: 08/02/2025 14:51
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:11 (53), 07/30/2025 13:15 (1), 08/02/2025 14:51 (2)
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