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Vulnerability · Published Dec 18, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-14841OFFIS DCMTK dcmqrscp dcmqrdbi.cc startMoveRequest null pointer dereference

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity null pointer dereference in DCMTK from OFFIS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 3% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 97.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A flaw has been found in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.6.9. The impacted element is the function DcmQueryRetrieveIndexDatabaseHandle::startFindRequest/DcmQueryRetrieveIndexDatabaseHandle::startMoveRequest in the library dcmqrdb/libsrc/dcmqrdbi.cc of the component dcmqrscp. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. The attack requires local access. Upgrading to version 3.7.0 is sufficient to resolve this issue. Patch name: ffb1a4a37d2c876e3feeb31df4930f2aed7fa030. You should upgrade the affected component.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12dcmtk3.6.7-9~deb12u4DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14841
Debian:13dcmtk3.6.9-5+deb13u1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14841
Debian:14dcmtk3.7.0+really3.7.0-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14841
Ubuntu:25.10dcmtkno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-14841
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSdcmtkno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-14841
Ubuntu:26.10dcmtkno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2025-14841

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.03.6.13.6.23.6.33.6.43.6.53.6.63.6.7

Weakness: CWE-476, CWE-404 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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