Buffer overflow in Apple iOS And Ipados
CVE-2025-43374
An out-of-bounds read was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.5 and iPadOS 18.5, iPadOS 17.7.7, macOS Sequoia 15.5, macOS Sonoma 14.7.3, macOS Ventura 13.7.3, tvOS 18.5, visionOS 2.5, watchOS 11.5. An attacker in physical proximity may be able to cause an out-of-bounds read in kernel memory.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (8.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 8.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Apple iOS And Ipados — versions 0
- Apple Ipados — versions 0
- Apple Iphone OS
- Apple macOS — versions 0
- Apple tvOS — versions 0
- Apple Visionos — versions 0
- Apple watchOS — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- support.apple.com/en-us/122069 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122070 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122404 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122405 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122716 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122720
- support.apple.com/en-us/122721 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- support.apple.com/en-us/122722 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-43374?
- CVE-2025-43374 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple iOS And Ipados, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2025-11-21.
- How severe is CVE-2025-43374?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.