Apple tvOS Audio File memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS. It has been rated as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Audio File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-43277. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS (version unknown). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Audio File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, watchOS 11.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6. Processing a maliciously crafted audio file may lead to memory corruption.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43277 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 $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/02/2025).

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 EUVD (EUVD-2025-23052). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• Digital Media Player

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• Apple

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• tvOS

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.apple.com/

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