CVE-2025-43238 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124150
https://support.apple.com/en-us/124151

History

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An integer overflow was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in macOS Sequoia 15.6, macOS Sonoma 14.7.7, macOS Ventura 13.7.7. An app may be able to cause unexpected system termination.
Weaknesses		CWE-190
References		https://support.apple.com/en-us/124149 https://support.apple.com/en-us/124150 https://support.apple.com/en-us/124151
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 6.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}` ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: apple

Published: 2026-04-02T18:09:41.749Z

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:54:57.007Z

Reserved: 2025-04-16T15:24:37.091Z

Link: CVE-2025-43238

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-02T18:54:50.757Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-04-02T19:20:10.870

Modified: 2026-04-02T20:16:22.973

Link: CVE-2025-43238

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-190

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