Apple macOS/OOB font write fixed in Sonoma 14.8.1
CVE-2025-43400 Published on September 29, 2025
An out-of-bounds write issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in watchOS 26.1, tvOS 26.1. Processing a maliciously crafted font may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2025-43400 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 Type
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-2025-43400 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-43400
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Affected Versions
Apple tvOS:- Version unspecified and below 26.1 is affected.
- Version unspecified and below 26.1 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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