{"id":39640,"date":"2025-05-18T15:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T15:28:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-06-10T11:18:55","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T17:18:55","slug":"cve-2025-24223-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-various-operating-systems-and-safari-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24223-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-various-operating-systems-and-safari-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-24223: Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Various Operating Systems and Safari Browser<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-24223 is a significant cybersecurity threat that impacts a range of popular operating systems and the Safari browser. The vulnerability stems from memory handling issues and, when exploited, can lead to system compromise and potential data leakage. This vulnerability is particularly concerning as it affects widely used platforms like watchOS, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31244-file-quarantine-bypass-vulnerability-in-macos-sequoia-15-5\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47853\">macOS Sequoia<\/a>, and visionOS, and Safari, making a large number of users susceptible to potential attacks.<br \/>\nThe severity of CVE-2025-24223, underscored by its CVSS score of 8.0, underscores the need for immediate attention and remediation. The ability of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29972-server-side-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-azure-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44739\">vulnerability to potentially compromise systems<\/a> and leak sensitive data places user privacy and security at a significant risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-24223<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 8.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Web (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24189-memory-corruption-vulnerability-due-to-maliciously-crafted-web-content-in-various-operating-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"51725\">web content<\/a>)<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-49846-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-ota-message-decoding\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44890\">Memory corruption<\/a> leading to potential system compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-537220398\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>watchOS | 11.5<br \/>\ntvOS | 18.5<br \/>\niOS | 18.5<br \/>\niPadOS | 18.5<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31263-critical-memory-handling-vulnerability-could-lead-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage-in-macos-sequoia-15-4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57002\">macOS Sequoia<\/a> | 15.5<br \/>\nvisionOS | 2.5<br \/>\nSafari | 18.5<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the memory handling <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46188-high-risk-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sourcecodester-client-database-management-system-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45178\">vulnerabilities in the affected systems<\/a> and Safari browser. By processing a maliciously crafted web content, an attacker can trigger memory corruption, which may allow the execution of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25014-prototype-pollution-vulnerability-in-kibana-leading-to-arbitrary-code-execution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"44882\">arbitrary code<\/a> or unauthorized modification of data. This can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-34332-critical-vulnerability-in-ami-s-spx-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"47581\">lead to system<\/a> instability or in severe cases, a complete system compromise.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3569272521\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>To illustrate how the vulnerability might be exploited, consider a malicious payload embedded in web content, delivered through an HTTP POST <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47708-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-drupal-enterprise-mfa-tfa\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"49806\">request to a vulnerable<\/a> endpoint. Here is a conceptual example:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;malicious_payload&quot;: &quot;&lt;malicious code causing memory corruption&gt;&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the &#8220;<malicious code causing memory corruption>&#8221; is a placeholder for actual malicious <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46193-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-in-sourcecodester-client-database-management-system-1-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"45297\">code designed to exploit the memory handling vulnerability<\/a>, leading to system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-24223 is a significant cybersecurity threat that impacts a range of popular operating systems and the Safari browser. The vulnerability stems from memory handling issues and, when exploited, can lead to system compromise and potential data leakage. This vulnerability is particularly concerning as it affects widely used platforms like watchOS, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS, macOS [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[77],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-39640","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","vendor-apple"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39640","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39640"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39640\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50887,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39640\/revisions\/50887"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39640"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39640"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39640"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=39640"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=39640"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=39640"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=39640"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=39640"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=39640"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}