CVE-2025-31209: Double Free
Published May 12, 2025
·Updated
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Credit
Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Csaba Fitzl@@theevilbit(Kandji), an anonymous researcher, Lyutoon(Atredis Partners), YenKoc(Atredis Partners), Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Mateusz Krzywicki@@krzywix, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Lucas Leong@@_wmliang_(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Christian Kohlschütter, CVE-2024-8176, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), LFY@@secsys(Fudan University), CVE-2025-26465, CVE-2025-26466, wac, Dave G., Kirin@@Pwnrin, 7feilee, Eric Dorphy(Twin Cities App Dev LLC), Adam M., Joseph Ravichandran@@0xjprx(MIT CSAIL), Dillon Franke(Google Project Zero), wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Apple, Google Threat Analysis Group, Saagar Jha, Tony Iskow@@Tybbow, Google V8 Security Team, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), rheza@@ginggilBesel(Palo Alto Networks), Edouard Bochin@@le_douds(Palo Alto Networks), Tao Yan@@Ga1ois(Palo Alto Networks), Nan Wang@@eternalsakura13, Ignacio Sanmillan@@ulexec, Jiming Wang, Jikai Ren, Yuhao Hu, Yan Kang, Chenggang Wu, Xiaojie Wei, Ivan Fratric(Google Project Zero), Juergen Schmied(Lynck GmbH), jioundai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), chen fengjiao(HBC), Ron Masas(BREAKPOINT), Wang Yu(Cyberserval), Andrew James Gonzalez, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, Andr.Ess, Noah Gregory (wts.dev), Thibaud Kehler, 秦若涵, 崔志伟, 崔宝江, Deval Jariwala, Dalibor Milanovic, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Shehab Khan, CertiK@@CertiK, Thomas Völkl@@vollkorntomate, SEEMOO, TU Darmstadt, Kirin@@Pwnrin(Fudan University), Bohdan Stasiuk@@bohdan_stasiuk, Sourabhkumar Mishra, @@RenwaX23, Ryan Dowd@@_rdowd
Affected Software
18 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Sonoma<14.7.6
14.7.6
Apple macOS Sequoia<15.5
15.5
Apple tvOS<18.5
18.5
Apple visionOS<2.5
2.5
Apple iOS<18.5
18.5
Apple iPadOS<18.5
18.5
Apple WatchOS<11.5
11.5
Apple macOS Ventura<13.7.6
13.7.6
Apple iPadOS<17.7.7
17.7.7
Apple iPadOS<17.7.7
Apple iPadOS>=18.0<18.5
Apple iPhone OS<18.5
Apple macOS<13.7.6
Apple macOS>=14.0<14.7.6
Apple macOS>=15.0<15.5
Apple tvOS<18.5
Apple visionOS<2.5
Apple WatchOS<11.5
Event History
May 12, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
Affected Software
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:42 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:42 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is the severity of CVE-2025-31209?
CVE-2025-31209 is classified as a medium severity vulnerability.
2
How do I fix CVE-2025-31209?
To fix CVE-2025-31209, update your system to the latest version of the affected Apple software.
3
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-31209?
CVE-2025-31209 affects multiple versions of Apple macOS, iPadOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS up to specific versions.
4
What are the potential impacts of CVE-2025-31209?
The potential impacts of CVE-2025-31209 include memory handling issues and unauthorized access due to permissions flaws.
5
How was CVE-2025-31209 addressed?
CVE-2025-31209 was addressed with improved memory handling and additional restrictions on permissions.