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Memory corruption in Apple CoreMedia video file processing

IdentifiersCVE-2025-24190CWE-787

CVE-2025-24190 is a memory-handling vulnerability in Apple CoreMedia affecting Apple platforms including visionOS, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and tvOS. According to the provided advisory text, processing a maliciously crafted video file may lead to unexpected application termination or corruption of process memory. Apple states the issue was addressed with improved memory handling. The available content does not identify the specific vulnerable function or root-cause primitive beyond memory corruption during crafted video parsing/processing.

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Impact

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Successful exploitation can cause a denial of service via application crash and may corrupt process memory in the target process handling the malicious video file. Based on the provided information, the confirmed impact is unexpected app termination or process memory corruption; no stronger impact such as arbitrary code execution is explicitly stated in the supplied content for this CVE.

Mitigation

If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.

Until patched, reduce exposure by avoiding opening or processing untrusted video files and limiting ingestion of externally supplied media in affected applications and workflows. Where feasible, use platform and application controls that restrict handling of untrusted attachments or downloads. No vendor-specific workaround beyond installing the security updates is provided in the supplied content.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Apply the vendor fixes in the following releases: visionOS 2.4, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, macOS Sequoia 15.4, and macOS Sonoma 14.7.5. Apple indicates the issue was remediated through improved memory handling.
PUBLIC EXPLOITS

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AppleIpadosoperating_system
AppleIphone Osoperating_system
AppleMacosoperating_system
AppleTvosoperating_system
AppleVisionosoperating_system

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