CVE-2025-43216 (GCVE-0-2025-43216)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-29 23:36 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:10
VLAI?
Summary
A use-after-free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in Safari 18.6, watchOS 11.6, iOS 18.6 and iPadOS 18.6, iPadOS 17.7.9, tvOS 18.6, macOS Sequoia 15.6, visionOS 2.6. Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to an unexpected Safari crash
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple Safari Affected: unspecified , < 18.6 (custom)
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    Apple iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 17.7 (custom)
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    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.6 (custom)
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    Apple tvOS Affected: unspecified , < 18.6 (custom)
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    Apple visionOS Affected: unspecified , < 2.6 (custom)
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    Apple watchOS Affected: unspecified , < 11.6 (custom)
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    Apple iOS and iPadOS Affected: unspecified , < 18.6 (custom)
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