VDB-318147 · CVE-2025-43216 · Nessus 243030

Apple iOS/iPadOS Web use after free

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Apple iOS and iPadOS. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Web Handler. Performing a manipulation results in use after free. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-43216. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple iOS and iPadOS (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code of the component Web Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a use after free vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-416. Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, tvOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, visionOS 2.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43216 since 04/16/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. 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 08/26/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 243030 (macOS 15.x < 15.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (124149)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (243030) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1703). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

Debian Linux
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Fedora Linux
Ubuntu Linux
SUSE Linux
Oracle Linux
IGEL OS
Open Source WebKitGTK

Productinfo

Type

Smartphone Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Use after free
CWE: CWE-416 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 243030
Nessus Name: macOS 15.x < 15.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (124149)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 🔍
07/30/2025 +105 days 🔍
07/30/2025 +0 days 🔍
08/26/2025 +27 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43216 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43216
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318147
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1703 - WebKitGTK: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150917

Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2025 08:17
Updated: 08/26/2025 05:12
Changes: 07/30/2025 08:17 (55), 07/31/2025 04:40 (1), 07/31/2025 10:20 (2), 08/04/2025 15:52 (7), 08/26/2025 05:12 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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