CVE-2025-24235 (GCVE-0-2025-24235)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-31 22:24 – Updated: 2026-07-23 15:56
VLAI
Summary
A memory initialization issue was addressed with improved memory handling. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or heap corruption.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-01 13:19 UTC
CWE
  • A remote attacker may be able to cause unexpected app termination or heap corruption
  • CWE-400 - Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Apple macOS Affected: 0 , < 13.7.5 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 14.7.5 (custom)
Affected: 0 , < 15.4 (custom)
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