CVE-2025-31253: Use After Free

Published May 12, 2025
·
Updated

AppleJPEG. The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization.

Other sources

Baseband. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

Call History. A privacy issue was addressed by removing sensitive data.

— Apple

Core Bluetooth. This issue was addressed through improved state management.

— Apple

CoreAudio. The issue was addressed with improved checks.

— Apple

CoreGraphics. An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking.

— Apple

Credit

Hossein Lotfi@@hosselot(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 秦若涵, 崔志伟, 崔宝江, Deval Jariwala, Guilherme Rambo(Best Buddy Apps), Dalibor Milanovic, Andrew James Gonzalez, YingQi Shi@@Mas0nShi(DBAppSecurity's WeBin lab), Duy Trần@@khanhduytran0, Dayton Pidhirney(Atredis Partners), Lyutoon, YenKoc, Saagar Jha, Tony Iskow@@Tybbow, Michael DePlante@@izobashi(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Lucas Leong@@_wmliang_(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), Christian Kohlschütter, CVE-2024-8176, Richard Hyunho Im@@richeeta, Paweł Płatek (Trail(Bits), Andr.Ess, Shehab Khan, wac, CertiK@@CertiK, Dave G., Eric Dorphy(Twin Cities App Dev LLC), Google V8 Security Team, Andreas Jaegersberger & Ro Achterberg(Nosebeard Labs), wac(Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative), 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), Thibaud Kehler, jioundai(360 Vulnerability Research Institute), chen fengjiao(HBC)

Affected Software

4 affected componentsFixes available
Apple iOS and iPadOS<18.5
18.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.5
18.5
Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS<18.5
iPhone OS<18.5

Event History

May 12, 2025
Data Sourced
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeaknessAffected Software
Updated
via Apple·12:00 AM
DescriptionWeakness
CVE Published
via MITRE·09:42 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·09:42 PM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·10:15 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Peer vulnerabilities

Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2025-31253?

CVE-2025-31253 has been classified with a moderate severity level due to privacy and state management issues.

2

How do I fix CVE-2025-31253?

To fix CVE-2025-31253, update your Apple iOS or iPadOS to version 18.5 or later.

3

Which devices are affected by CVE-2025-31253?

CVE-2025-31253 affects devices running Apple iOS and iPadOS versions prior to 18.5.

4

What types of issues does CVE-2025-31253 address?

CVE-2025-31253 addresses issues related to input sanitization, state management, and data privacy.

5

Is CVE-2025-31253 applicable to macOS?

Yes, CVE-2025-31253 can also be applicable to macOS versions prior to the fix in 18.5.

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