DCMTK dcm2img diybrpxt.h memory corruption
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · Low
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in DCMTK up to 3.6.9. This affects an unknown function in the library dcmimage/include/dcmtk/dcmimage/diybrpxt.h of the component dcm2img. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is 7ad81d69b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DCMTK | 3.6.0; 3.6.1; 3.6.2; 3.6.3; 3.6.4; 3.6.5; 3.6.6; 3.6.7; 3.6.8; 3.6.9 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- DCMTK Vendor— Affected 3.6.0; 3.6.1; 3.6.2; 3.6.3; 3.6.4; 3.6.5; 3.6.6; 3.6.7; 3.6.8; 3.6.9 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9732
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qw76-8prh-rg34
References
More OFFIS Dcmtk vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-04568 DCMTK dcmqrscp dcmqrcnf.cc readPeerList null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2020-18990 DCMTK dcmqrscp parseQuota stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
- TI-2024-22823 dcmnet in DCMTK before 3.6.9 has a segmentation fault via an invalid DIMSE message. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
- TI-2019-16028 Out-of-bounds write in OFFIS.de DCMTK CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-01961 OFFIS DCMTK Path Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-01960 OFFIS DCMTK Path Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-9732 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9732 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qw76-8prh-rg34 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-9732 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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