CVE-2025-24123: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-24123 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple operating systems where parsing a specially crafted file may lead to an unexpected termination of an application. The issue does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability by causing denial of service. Apple has released official fixes across multiple OS versions including iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 and 17.7.4, among others. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger (UI:R) and can be exploited remotely (AV:N) without privileges (PR:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by causing an application to terminate unexpectedly. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can be exploited remotely without privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official updates provided by Apple: iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 and 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, and watchOS 11.3. These updates include improved checks that address the vulnerability. No additional mitigation is required once these patches are applied.
CVE-2025-24123: Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination in Apple iOS and iPadOS
Description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, watchOS 11.3. Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-24123 is a medium severity vulnerability in Apple operating systems where parsing a specially crafted file may lead to an unexpected termination of an application. The issue does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability by causing denial of service. Apple has released official fixes across multiple OS versions including iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3 and 17.7.4, among others. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger (UI:R) and can be exploited remotely (AV:N) without privileges (PR:N).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation results in denial of service by causing an application to terminate unexpectedly. There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. The vulnerability requires user interaction to trigger and can be exploited remotely without privileges.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official updates provided by Apple: iOS 18.3, iPadOS 18.3 and 17.7.4, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3, and watchOS 11.3. These updates include improved checks that address the vulnerability. No additional mitigation is required once these patches are applied.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- apple
- Date Reserved
- 2025-01-17T00:00:44.971Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 69092137fe7723195e0535f5
Added to database: 11/03/2025, 21:40:07 UTC
Last enriched: 06/02/2026, 19:57:40 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 129
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