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TI-2025-13536 Aliases CVE-2025-14841GHSA-jjrw-wx9c-5386

OFFIS DCMTK dcmqrscp dcmqrdbi.cc startMoveRequest null pointer dereference

Priority LOW 21CWE-404Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00135 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed DCMTK (OFFIS): 3.7.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OFFISDCMTK3.6.0; 3.6.1; 3.6.2; 3.6.3; 3.6.4; 3.6.5; 3.6.6; 3.6.7; 3.6.8; 3.6.93.7.0Patch availableCNA
  • DCMTK VendorOFFIS 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 3.7.0 Patch available CNA

CPE names CNA · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——OFFIS
  • cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·OFFIS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA DCMTK (OFFIS) Fixed in 3.7.0

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-14841
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jjrw-wx9c-5386

References

  • TI-2026-10943 OFFIS DCMTK ofxml.cc parseFile heap-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2025-08922 DCMTK dcm2img diybrpxt.h memory corruption CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • 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
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