CVE-2025-24179: Null Pointer Dereference

Published Jan 27, 2025
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Updated

A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.

Other sources

Accessibility. An authentication issue was addressed with improved state management.

— Apple

AccountPolicy. This issue was addressed by removing the vulnerable code.

— Apple

Accounts. This issue was addressed with improved data access restriction.

— Apple

AirDrop. A permissions issue was addressed with additional restrictions.

— Apple

AirPlay. A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation.

— Apple

Credit

Uri Katz (Oligo Security), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Zhejiang University), babywu(Zhejiang University), (Zhejiang University), Xingwei Lin(Zhejiang University), Google Threat Analysis Group, Desmond(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Pwn2car & Rotiple (HyeongSeok Jang)(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), CVE-2025-24085, Song Hyun Bae@@bshyuunn, Lee Dong Ha (Who4mI), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), DongJun Kim@@smlijun, JongSeong Kim in Enki WhiteHat@@nevul37, D4m0n, Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, pattern-f@@pattern_F_, Michael (Biscuit) Thomas @social.lol)@@biscuit, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Mickey Jin@@patch1t, @@RenwaX23, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), an anonymous researcher, Q1IQ@@q1iqF(NUS CuriOSity), P1umer@@p1umer(Imperial Global Singapore), linjy(HKUS3Lab), chluo(WHUSecLab), Wojciech Regula(SecuRing), Claudio Bozzato(Cisco Talos), Francesco Benvenuto(Cisco Talos), Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Yutong Xiu@@Sou1gh0st, Denis Tokarev@@illusionofcha0s, Kirin@@Pwnrin, Jonathan Bar Or@@yo_yo_yo_jbo(Microsoft), YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc, Stephan Casas, Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), Gergely Kalman@@gergely_kalman, CVE-2024-9681, Rodolphe BRUNETTI@@eisw0lf(Lupus Nova), Pietro Francesco Tirenna(Shielder), Davide Silvetti(Shielder), Abdel Adim Oisfi(Shielder), Manuel Fernandez (Stackhopper Security), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), Murray Mike(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Anonymous(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), ABC Research s.r.o., Dave G.(Supernetworks), Michael (Biscuit) Thomas - @social.lol@@biscuit, Ian Beer(Google Project Zero), Kenneth Chew, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), CVE-2025-27113, CVE-2024-56171, 风沐云烟@@binary_fmyy(Supernetworks), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(Supernetworks), Alex Radocea(Supernetworks), Diamant Osmani & Valdrin Haliti [Kosovë], dbpeppe, Solitechworld, Pwn2car, Mickey Jin@@patch1t(Kandji), (Kandji), Pedro Tôrres@@t0rr3sp3dr0, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Arsenii Kostromin (0x3c3e), Bing Shi(Alibaba Group), Wenchao Li(Alibaba Group), Xiaolong Bai(Alibaba Group), Luyi Xing(Indiana University Bloomington), Halle Winkler, Politepix theoffcuts.org, Dolf Hoegaerts, Michiel Devliegere, Andrew James Gonzalez, Junsung <3(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Richard Hyunho Im with routezero.security@@richeeta, Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), zbleet(QI), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(OffSec), 风沐云烟 (binary_fmyy)(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Minghao Lin@@Y1nKoc(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Zhongquan Li@@Guluisacat, PixiePoint Security, Andreas Hegenberg (folivora.AI GmbH), Lehan Dilusha@@zafer, Jimmy, Jax Reissner, Apple, Paul Bakker(ParagonERP), Gary Kwong, rheza@@ginggilBesel, Francisco Alonso@@revskills, Lukas Bernhard, Tashita Software Security, Xiangwei Zhang(Tencent Security YUNDING LAB), Brendon Tiszka(Google Project Zero), Bohdan Stasiuk@@Bohdan_Stasiuk, Matej Moravec@@MacejkoMoravec, Joshua Jones, 风(binary_fmyy), Minghao Lin@(Y1nKoc), Josh Parnham@@joshparnham, 神罚@@Pwnrin, Junsung Lee, Yann GASCUEL(Alter Solutions), Adam M., Johan Carlsson (joaxcar), Zikan Wang@@Lakr233, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Hichem Maloufi, Hakim Boukhadra, mastersplinter, Jason Gendron@@gendron_jason, 이준성 (Junsung Lee), Abhay Kailasia@@abhay_kailasia(C), Nolan Astrein(Kandji), Dave G., Pedro José Pereira Vieito / pvieito.com)@@pvieito, Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT)

Affected Software

24 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.7.6
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS>=18.0<18.3
iPhone OS<18.3
macOS<13.7.5
macOS>=14.0<14.7.5
macOS>=15.0<15.3
tvOS<18.3
Apple visionOS<2.3
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.3
Apple visionOS<2.3
macOS Ventura<13.7.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.7.6
Apple macOS<14.7.5
macOS<15.3
tvOS<18.3
Apple visionOS<2.3
2.3
macOS<15.3
15.3
tvOS<18.3
18.3
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.3
18.3
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.3
18.3
macOS Ventura<13.7.5
13.7.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<17.7.6
17.7.6
Apple macOS<14.7.5
14.7.5

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade visionOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.3
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade tvOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.7.6
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.3
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.7.5
  7. Upgrade

    Upgrade to a fixed release to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.7.5
  8. Upgrade

    Upgrade iOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  9. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 18.3
  10. Upgrade

    Upgrade iPadOS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 17.7.6
  11. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sequoia to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 15.3
  12. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Sonoma to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 14.7.5
  13. Upgrade

    Upgrade macOS Ventura to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 13.7.5

Event History

Jan 27, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Description
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Mar 31, 2025
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Apr 29, 2025
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:05 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:05 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·03:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-24179?

CVE-2025-24179 is considered a denial-of-service vulnerability due to a null pointer dereference.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-24179?

To fix CVE-2025-24179, update your device to the latest version of iOS, iPadOS, visionOS, macOS Ventura, macOS Sonoma, macOS Sequoia, or tvOS as specified in Apple's updates.

3

Which devices are affected by CVE-2025-24179?

CVE-2025-24179 affects devices running iOS up to 18.3, iPadOS up to 18.3, visionOS up to 2.3, macOS Ventura up to 13.7.5, macOS Sonoma up to 14.7.5, macOS Sequoia up to 15.3, and tvOS up to 18.3.

4

What might an attacker be able to achieve with CVE-2025-24179?

An attacker exploiting CVE-2025-24179 could cause a denial-of-service condition on affected devices on the local network.

5

When was CVE-2025-24179 addressed by Apple?

CVE-2025-24179 was addressed with improved input validation in updates released with iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3, and other versions.

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