VDB-324314 · CVE-2025-43297 · GCVE-0-2025-43297

Apple macOS up to 15.7 App denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.7 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component App. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-43297. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple macOS up to 15.7. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component App. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

A type confusion issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Tahoe 26. An app may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

The advisory is available at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-43297 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Apple

Name

macOS

Version

License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

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

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: macOS 26.0

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
09/16/2025 +153 days Advisory disclosed
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/16/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43297 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-324314
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 09/16/2025 08:03
Changes: 09/16/2025 08:03 (57)
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