5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2025-24086
Apple Image Processing Denial-of-Service Vulnerability
Description

The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 27, 2025, 10:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 30, 2025, 6:18 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-24086 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple macos
2 Apple iphone_os
3 Apple tvos
4 Apple watchos
5 Apple ipados
6 Apple visionos
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-24086.

URL Resource
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073 Release Notes Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-24086 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • The Cyber Express
Apple Fixes Critical Cyber Threats, Including Actively Exploited Zero-Day

Apple has rolled out a series of software updates to patch several critical vulnerabilities, including a zero-day flaw that had been actively exploited in the wild. The Apple security updates fix vari ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 29, 2025 (1 day, 13 hours ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-8 tvOS 18.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:54:40 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (2 days, 23 hours ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-7 watchOS 11.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:54:20 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (2 days, 23 hours ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-6 macOS Ventura 13.7.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:53:53 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (2 days, 23 hours ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-5 macOS Sonoma 14.7.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:53:27 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (2 days, 23 hours ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-4 macOS Sequoia 15.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:53:03 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (2 days, 23 hours ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-3 iPadOS 17.7.4

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:52:33 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (2 days, 23 hours ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-2 iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:52:11 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (2 days, 23 hours ago)
  • seclists.org
APPLE-SA-01-27-2025-1 visionOS 2.3

Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 27 Jan 2025 14:51:36 -0800 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

Published Date: Jan 28, 2025 (2 days, 23 hours ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-24086 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 30, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 17.7.4 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 18.0 up to (excluding) 18.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 13.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.7.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:tvos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.3 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:watchos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 11.3
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description The issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, visionOS 2.3, iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, macOS Sequoia 15.3, watchOS 11.3, tvOS 18.3. Processing an image may lead to a denial-of-service.
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122066
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122067
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122068
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122069
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122070
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122071
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122072
    Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/122073
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-24086 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-24086 weaknesses.

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