Safari WebKit buffer overflow Vulnerability
Google's AI agent "Big Sleep" identified five new security flaws, including buffer overflow (CVE-2025-43429) and use-after-free (CVE-2025-43434) vulnerabilities, within Apple's Safari WebKit component. These critical vulnerabilities, if exploited by processing maliciously crafted web content, could result in unexpected browser crashes or memory corruption, requiring immediate patching via various Apple OS updates.
What Happened
Google's AI agent "Big Sleep" identified five new security flaws, including buffer overflow (CVE-2025-43429) and use-after-free (CVE-2025-43434) vulnerabilities, within Apple's Safari WebKit component. These critical vulnerabilities, if exploited by processing maliciously crafted web content, could result in unexpected browser crashes or memory corruption, requiring immediate patching via various Apple OS updates.
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Exposure
Exposure unknown
Nov 04, 2025 05:30
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Exploitation status: UNKNOWN
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Googleās AI āBig Sleepā Finds 5 New Vulnerabilities in Appleās Safari WebKit - The Hacker News
Nov 04, 2025 05:30thehackernews.com Ā· Vulnerability
Sources
thehackernews.com Ā· Nov 04, 2025 05:30
Google's AI agent "Big Sleep" identified five new security flaws, including buffer overflow (CVE-2025-43429) and use-after-free (CVE-2025-43434) vulnerabilities, within Apple's Safari WebKit component. These critical vulnerabilities, if exploited by processing maliciously crafted web content, could result in unexpected browser crashes or memory corruption, requiring immediate patching via various Apple OS updates.
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