Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSummary
CVE-2025-24179 is a medium-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Apple Macos. Its CVSS base score is 5.7 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked at the 19th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SC-5 (Denial-of-service Protection) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-12739
Vulnerability Data
A null pointer dereference was addressed with improved input validation. This issue is fixed in iOS 18.3 and iPadOS 18.3, iPadOS 17.7.6, macOS Sequoia 15.3, macOS Sonoma 14.7.5, macOS Ventura 13.7.5, tvOS 18.3, visionOS 2.3. An attacker on the local…
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network may be able to cause a denial-of-service.
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Mitigating Controls
Control response
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
Directly requires input validation to reject malformed or unexpected data before it reaches vulnerable code paths, which is the exact fix described for the null-pointer dereference.
Mandates protections that limit or absorb denial-of-service effects from malformed network traffic on the local network.
Requires the system to handle invalid inputs and resulting errors gracefully instead of crashing, mitigating the DoS outcome of the dereference.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Secure SDLC practices (static analysis, code review, safe coding standards) directly prevent NULL dereference bugs during development.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect NULL dereference defects before release.
Secure SDLC mandates defensive coding practices that can prevent NULL dereferences.
Application security requirements can specify input validation and pointer-safety rules.
Secure architecture principles encourage defensive design that avoids unsafe pointer use.
Secure coding standards directly require NULL-pointer checks and safe dereference patterns.