Apple tvOS/visionOS/macOS/iOS/iPadOS up to 26.0 Media File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Apple tvOS, visionOS, macOS, iOS and iPadOS up to 26.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Media File Handler. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-43384. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Apple tvOS, visionOS, macOS, iOS and iPadOS up to 26.0. This affects an unknown function of the component Media File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in tvOS 26.1, macOS Tahoe 26.1, iOS 26.1 and iPadOS 26.1, iOS 18.7.2 and iPadOS 18.7.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2, visionOS 26.1. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

It is possible to read the advisory at support.apple.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-43384 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 12/18/2025).

Upgrading to version 26.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-37701) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2475). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Apple macOS

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: tvOS/visionOS/macOS/iOS/iPadOS 26.1

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
11/04/2025 +202 days Advisory disclosed
11/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/18/2025 +44 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: apple.com

Advisory: support.apple.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-43384 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-43384
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-331023
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2475 - Apple macOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20180712

Entryinfo

Created: 11/04/2025 07:34
Updated: 12/18/2025 03:04
Changes: 11/04/2025 07:34 (57), 11/14/2025 10:58 (7), 11/15/2025 23:00 (1), 12/18/2025 03:04 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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