CVE-2025-43400
Apple Font Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.1, macOS Tahoe 26.0.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.1, visionOS 26.0.1, iOS 26.0.1 and iPadOS 26.0.1, iOS 18.7.1 and iPadOS 18.7.1. Processing a maliciously crafted font may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 29, 2025, 6:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 30, 2025, 5:12 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-43400
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io
is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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CVSS Scores
Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
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CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 |
Solution
- Apply macOS Sonoma 14.8.1 update.
- Apply macOS Tahoe 26.0.1 update.
- Apply macOS Sequoia 15.7.1 update.
- Apply visionOS 26.0.1 update.
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-2025-43400
.
URL | Resource |
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https://support.apple.com/en-us/125326 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125327 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125328 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125329 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125330 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
https://support.apple.com/en-us/125338 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-43400
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-2025-43400
weaknesses.
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-2025-43400
vulnerability anywhere in the article.

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Help Net Security
October 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: The end of a decade with Microsoft
A lot of classic software is reaching end-of-life (EOL) this month. Windows 10, Office 2016 and Exchange Server 2016 have survived after nearly a decade of service. Not far behind, after six years in ... Read more

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seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-29-2025-6 visionOS 26.0.1
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:58:26 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

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seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-29-2025-5 macOS Sonoma 14.8.1
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:57:56 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

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seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-29-2025-4 macOS Sequoia 15.7.1
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:57:15 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

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seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-29-2025-3 macOS Tahoe 26.0.1
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:56:45 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

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seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-29-2025-2 iOS 18.7.1 and iPadOS 18.7.1
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:56:15 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

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seclists.org
APPLE-SA-09-29-2025-1 iOS 26.0.1 and iPadOS 26.0.1
Full Disclosure mailing list archives From: Apple Product Security via Fulldisclosure <fulldisclosure () seclists org> Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2025 12:55:45 -0700 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SH ... Read more

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The Cyber Express
Apple Security Update Addresses Critical Font Parser Vulnerability Across Multiple Platforms
Apple has rolled out a series of important security updates across multiple platforms, addressing a vulnerability affecting the system font parser. These Apple security updates cover iOS, iPadOS, macO ... Read more

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security.nl
Apple dicht beveiligingslek in iOS en macOS bij het verwerken van fonts
dinsdag 30 september 2025, 09:26 door Redactie, 1 reactiesLaatst bijgewerkt: Vandaag, 10:12 Apple heeft beveiligingsupdates uitgebracht voor iOS, iPadOS en macOS die één kwetsbaarheid verhelpen, die z ... Read more

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CybersecurityNews
Apple Font Parser Vulnerability Enables Malicious Fonts to Crash or Corrupt Process Memory
Apple has rolled out security updates across its operating systems to address a vulnerability in the Font Parser component that could allow malicious fonts to crash applications or corrupt process mem ... Read more
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-43400
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.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 14.0 up to (excluding) 14.8.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 15.0 up to (excluding) 15.7.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:visionos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 26.0.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.7.1 *cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 18.7.1 Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/125326 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/125327 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/125328 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/125329 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/125330 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added Reference Type Apple Inc.: https://support.apple.com/en-us/125338 Types: Release Notes, Vendor Advisory -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 29, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L Added CWE CWE-787 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.1, macOS Tahoe 26.0.1, macOS Sequoia 15.7.1, visionOS 26.0.1, iOS 26.0.1 and iPadOS 26.0.1, iOS 18.7.1 and iPadOS 18.7.1. Processing a maliciously crafted font may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory. Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125326 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125327 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125328 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125329 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125330 Added Reference https://support.apple.com/en-us/125338