CVE-2025-24177 Null dereference in iOS and iPadOS
A local network attacker can cause a denial-of-service via null pointer dereference in Apple operating systems.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24177?
CVE-2025-24177 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 27 Jan 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An attacker on the local network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24177?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24177?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-24177 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24177 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Ipados
- CVE-2025-43300 Apple iOS, iPadOS, and macOS Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24201 Apple Multiple Products WebKit Out-of-Bounds Write
- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-hfq6-5gvf-hm89.