Apple macOS Memory Corruption Vulnerability in AppleJPEG Component

Vulnerability

A memory corruption vulnerability has been identified in the AppleJPEG component of macOS Sonoma and macOS Sequoia. This issue arises from inadequate bounds checks when processing certain files, potentially leading to memory-related errors.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause memory corruption, which may be leveraged to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial-of-service condition by crashing an application or the operating system.

Remediation

Users can upgrade to macOS Sonoma 14.8.3 or macOS Sequoia 15.7.3 to address this vulnerability.

Added: Dec 12, 2025, 9:42 PM
Updated: Dec 12, 2025, 9:42 PM

Vulnerability Rating

Custom Algorithm
spread
8.4
impact
2.5
exploitability
4.4
remediation
7.7
relevance
1.4
threat
0.0
urgency
2.9
incentive
0.8

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