Apple OS UAF mitigated; fixed in watchOS 11.5, macOS 14.7.6, iOS 18.5
CVE-2025-31239 Published on May 12, 2025
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, macOS Ventura 13.7.6, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5. Parsing a file may lead to an unexpected app termination.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-31239 can be exploited with network access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Dangling pointer Vulnerability?
Referencing memory after it has been freed can cause a program to crash, use unexpected values, or execute code.
CVE-2025-31239 has been classified to as a Dangling pointer vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-31239
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Affected Versions
Apple iOS and iPadOS:- Before 18.5 is affected.
- Before 17.7.7 is affected.
- Before 13.7.6 is affected.
- Before 14.7.6 is affected.
- Before 15.5 is affected.
- Before 18.5 is affected.
- Before 2.5 is affected.
- Before 11.5 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.