Apple iOS CVE-2025-43210 OOB Access in Media Handling Fixed in iOS 18.6
CVE-2025-43210 Published on April 2, 2026
An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7, tvOS 18.6, visionOS 2.6, watchOS 11.6. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-43210 is exploitable 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 be low. considered to have a small impact on confidentiality and integrity and availability.
Weakness Types
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?
The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
CVE-2025-43210 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-43210
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Affected Versions
Apple iOS and iPadOS:- Before 18.6 is affected.
- Before 17.7.9 is affected.
- Before 13.7.7 is affected.
- Before 14.7.7 is affected.
- Before 15.6 is affected.
- Before 18.6 is affected.
- Before 2.6 is affected.
- Before 11.6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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