Low severity · published Dec 18, 2025
CVE-2025-14841
OFFIS DCMTK dcmqrscp dcmqrdbi.cc startMoveRequest null pointer dereference
3.3
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DC
DCMTK · OFFIS
3.6.0; 3.6.1; 3.6.2; 3.6.3; 3.6.4; 3.6.5; +4 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-14841
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14841
github.com
https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/ffb1a4a37d2c876e3feeb31df4930f2aed7fa030
github.com
https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/releases/tag/DCMTK-3.7.0
support.dcmtk.org
https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1183
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.337004
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?id.337004
vuldb.com
https://vuldb.com/?submit.714605
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