Apple OS Media File Crash via Improper Sanitization before 13.7.6
CVE-2025-31251 Published on May 12, 2025
The issue was addressed with improved input sanitization. This issue is fixed in watchOS 11.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.6, tvOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7, iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, macOS Sequoia 15.5, visionOS 2.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.6. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-31251 can be exploited with local system 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 a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is a Resource Exhaustion Vulnerability?
The software does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources.
CVE-2025-31251 has been classified to as a Resource Exhaustion vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-31251
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Affected Versions
Apple tvOS:- Version unspecified and below 18.5 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 15.5 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 17.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 18.5 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 14.7 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 2.5 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 11.5 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 13.7 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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