NULL pointer dereference in Sante PACS Server
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
Sante PACS Server HTTP Content-Length Header Handling NULL Pointer Dereference Denial-of-Service Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to create a denial-of-service condition on affected installations of Sante PACS Server. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of HTTP Content-Length header. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a pointer prior to accessing it. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to create a denial-of-service condition on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-26770.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14501
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7pvc-gq25-w4q2
References
Other 1
More Sante vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-01988 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Stack-based Buffer Overflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-02004 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Access of Uninitialized Pointer DoS CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-01989 Santesoft Sante PACS Server Path Traversal Information Disclosure CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-01990 Santesoft Sante PACS Server HTTP.db SHA1 Hash Truncation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-28288 SQL injection in Sante PACS Server PG CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2022-02097 SQL injection in Sante PACS Server CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2025-14501 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-14501 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7pvc-gq25-w4q2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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