CVE-2025-24265 Denial of service in macOS
An out-of-bounds read in macOS allows an app to cause unexpected system termination, requiring a security patch.
- 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-2025-24265?
CVE-2025-24265 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in Apple Macos, published on 31 Mar 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.4, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-24265?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Apple Macos.
How do I fix CVE-2025-24265?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-24265 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-24265 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-24265 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Apple Macos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cqxv-6v33-64xx.