CVE-2025-43478 (GCVE-0-2025-43478)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-04 01:15 – Updated: 2025-11-04 13:35
VLAI?
Summary
A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 14.8 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
    Apple macOS Affected: unspecified , < 15.7 (custom)
Create a notification for this product.
Show details on NVD website
To clipboard 

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "cvssV3_1": {
              "attackComplexity": "LOW",
              "attackVector": "LOCAL",
              "availabilityImpact": "HIGH",
              "baseScore": 5.5,
              "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM",
              "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
              "integrityImpact": "NONE",
              "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
              "scope": "UNCHANGED",
              "userInteraction": "NONE",
              "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
              "version": "3.1"
            }
          },
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2025-43478",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "partial"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2025-11-04T13:34:59.529426Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "problemTypes": [
          {
            "descriptions": [
              {
                "cweId": "CWE-416",
                "description": "CWE-416 Use After Free",
                "lang": "en",
                "type": "CWE"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2025-11-04T13:35:03.730Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "macOS",
          "vendor": "Apple",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "14.8",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "unspecified",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "product": "macOS",
          "vendor": "Apple",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "15.7",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "unspecified",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination",
              "lang": "en"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-11-04T01:15:53.439Z",
        "orgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c",
        "shortName": "apple"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635"
        }
      ]
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c",
    "assignerShortName": "apple",
    "cveId": "CVE-2025-43478",
    "datePublished": "2025-11-04T01:15:53.439Z",
    "dateReserved": "2025-04-16T15:24:37.126Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-11-04T13:35:03.730Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2",
  "vulnerability-lookup:meta": {
    "nvd": "{\"cve\":{\"id\":\"CVE-2025-43478\",\"sourceIdentifier\":\"product-security@apple.com\",\"published\":\"2025-11-04T02:15:52.207\",\"lastModified\":\"2025-11-04T16:23:56.633\",\"vulnStatus\":\"Analyzed\",\"cveTags\":[],\"descriptions\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.\"}],\"metrics\":{\"cvssMetricV31\":[{\"source\":\"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"cvssData\":{\"version\":\"3.1\",\"vectorString\":\"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H\",\"baseScore\":5.5,\"baseSeverity\":\"MEDIUM\",\"attackVector\":\"LOCAL\",\"attackComplexity\":\"LOW\",\"privilegesRequired\":\"LOW\",\"userInteraction\":\"NONE\",\"scope\":\"UNCHANGED\",\"confidentialityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"integrityImpact\":\"NONE\",\"availabilityImpact\":\"HIGH\"},\"exploitabilityScore\":1.8,\"impactScore\":3.6}]},\"weaknesses\":[{\"source\":\"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\",\"type\":\"Secondary\",\"description\":[{\"lang\":\"en\",\"value\":\"CWE-416\"}]}],\"configurations\":[{\"nodes\":[{\"operator\":\"OR\",\"negate\":false,\"cpeMatch\":[{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"14.0\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"14.8.2\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"9827CBDC-8C03-46BA-B534-8533F0975804\"},{\"vulnerable\":true,\"criteria\":\"cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*\",\"versionStartIncluding\":\"15.0\",\"versionEndExcluding\":\"15.7.2\",\"matchCriteriaId\":\"4BE8199E-63D1-496C-B107-52853CFC2311\"}]}]}],\"references\":[{\"url\":\"https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635\",\"source\":\"product-security@apple.com\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]},{\"url\":\"https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636\",\"source\":\"product-security@apple.com\",\"tags\":[\"Release Notes\",\"Vendor Advisory\"]}]}}",
    "vulnrichment": {
      "containers": "{\"adp\": [{\"title\": \"CISA ADP Vulnrichment\", \"metrics\": [{\"cvssV3_1\": {\"scope\": \"UNCHANGED\", \"version\": \"3.1\", \"baseScore\": 5.5, \"attackVector\": \"LOCAL\", \"baseSeverity\": \"MEDIUM\", \"vectorString\": \"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H\", \"integrityImpact\": \"NONE\", \"userInteraction\": \"NONE\", \"attackComplexity\": \"LOW\", \"availabilityImpact\": \"HIGH\", \"privilegesRequired\": \"LOW\", \"confidentialityImpact\": \"NONE\"}}, {\"other\": {\"type\": \"ssvc\", \"content\": {\"id\": \"CVE-2025-43478\", \"role\": \"CISA Coordinator\", \"options\": [{\"Exploitation\": \"none\"}, {\"Automatable\": \"no\"}, {\"Technical Impact\": \"partial\"}], \"version\": \"2.0.3\", \"timestamp\": \"2025-11-04T13:34:59.529426Z\"}}}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"type\": \"CWE\", \"cweId\": \"CWE-416\", \"description\": \"CWE-416 Use After Free\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0\", \"shortName\": \"CISA-ADP\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-11-04T13:34:53.784Z\"}}], \"cna\": {\"affected\": [{\"vendor\": \"Apple\", \"product\": \"macOS\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"unspecified\", \"lessThan\": \"14.8\", \"versionType\": \"custom\"}]}, {\"vendor\": \"Apple\", \"product\": \"macOS\", \"versions\": [{\"status\": \"affected\", \"version\": \"unspecified\", \"lessThan\": \"15.7\", \"versionType\": \"custom\"}]}], \"references\": [{\"url\": \"https://support.apple.com/en-us/125636\"}, {\"url\": \"https://support.apple.com/en-us/125635\"}], \"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"value\": \"A use after free issue was addressed with improved memory management. This issue is fixed in macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sequoia 15.7.2. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.\"}], \"problemTypes\": [{\"descriptions\": [{\"lang\": \"en\", \"description\": \"An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination\"}]}], \"providerMetadata\": {\"orgId\": \"286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c\", \"shortName\": \"apple\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-11-04T01:15:53.439Z\"}}}",
      "cveMetadata": "{\"cveId\": \"CVE-2025-43478\", \"state\": \"PUBLISHED\", \"dateUpdated\": \"2025-11-04T13:35:03.730Z\", \"dateReserved\": \"2025-04-16T15:24:37.126Z\", \"assignerOrgId\": \"286789f9-fbc2-4510-9f9a-43facdede74c\", \"datePublished\": \"2025-11-04T01:15:53.439Z\", \"assignerShortName\": \"apple\"}",
      "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
      "dataVersion": "5.2"
    }
  }
}


Log in or create an account to share your comment.




Tags
Taxonomy of the tags.




Sightings

Author Source Type Date

Nomenclature

  • Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
  • Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
  • Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
  • Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
  • Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
  • Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.



Detection rules are retrieved from Rulezet.