Memory disclosure or service interruption via malformed file
Published May 12, 2025 · Updated Apr 2, 2026
Out-of-bounds read in CoreGraphics in affected Apple operating systems allows attackers to crash processing or disclose memory contents. CoreGraphics reads beyond a buffer boundary while processing a maliciously crafted file because the affected parser lacks adequate input validation; Apple has not identified the file format or parsing routine. Exploitation requires the file to reach a CoreGraphics consumer, and the bounded consequences are service interruption or exposure of process memory.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds read in CoreGraphics in affected Apple operating systems allows attackers to crash processing or disclose memory contents. CoreGraphics reads beyond a buffer boundary while processing a maliciously crafted file because the affected parser lacks adequate input validation; Apple has not identified the file format or parsing routine. Exploitation requires the file to reach a CoreGraphics consumer, and the bounded consequences are service interruption or exposure of process memory.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-31196
- Published
- May 12, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Vendor
- Apple
- Product
- iOS and iPadOS
- Classifications
- CWE-125, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- May 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 2, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=0 <18.4
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