{"id":86335,"date":"2026-01-20T21:58:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T21:58:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-31221-critical-integer-overflow-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-memory-leak-and-system-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31221-critical-integer-overflow-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-memory-leak-and-system-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"CVE-2025-31221: Critical Integer Overflow Vulnerability Leading to Potential Memory Leak and System Compromise<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) identifier CVE-2025-31221 refers to a critical vulnerability that exists in a range of operating systems, including macOS, watchOS, tvOS, iPadOS, and visionOS. This vulnerability pertains to an integer overflow that could potentially be exploited by remote attackers to leak memory and compromise the affected system, marking it a significant cybersecurity threat.<\/p>\n

Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n

CVE ID: CVE-2025-31221
\nSeverity: High (CVSS: 7.5)
\nAttack Vector: Network
\nPrivileges Required: None
\nUser Interaction: None
\nImpact: Potential system compromise and data leakage<\/p>\n

Affected Products<\/strong><\/p>\n

Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n

watchOS | 11.5
\nmacOS Sonoma | 14.7.6
\ntvOS | 18.5
\niPadOS | 17.7.7, 18.5
\niOS | 18.5
\nmacOS Sequoia | 15.5
\nvisionOS | 2.5
\nmacOS Ventura | 13.7.6<\/p>\n

How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n

The vulnerability arises from an integer overflow issue, which is not properly validated in the affected operating systems. An integer overflow occurs when an arithmetic operation attempts to create a numeric value that is outside of the range that can be represented with a given number of bits. A remote attacker can exploit this vulnerability by sending specially crafted data to the affected device, causing the integer overflow and leading to a memory leak.<\/p>\n

Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p>\n

The following is a conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited. This should not be taken as an actual exploit code, but rather a simplified representation of the concept:<\/p>\n

POST \/vulnerable\/endpoint HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ \"integer\": 9223372036854775808 }<\/code><\/pre>\n
In this conceptual example, the “integer” value is set to a value greater than what can be stored in a 64-bit signed integer, causing an integer overflow. This could potentially lead to memory leak and system compromise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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