CVE-2025-24251 Null dereference in iOS and iPadOS
A local network attacker can trigger a null pointer dereference, causing unexpected application termination on Apple devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-24251?
CVE-2025-24251 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 29 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The issue was addressed with improved checks. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.4, visionOS 2.4, watchOS 11.4. An attacker on the local network may cause an unexpected app termination.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24251?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Macos, Apple Tvos, Apple Visionos, Apple Watchos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-24251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24251 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-vhj2-4h8c-jc8m.