Denial of Service Vulnerability in DCMTK by Offis
CVE-2025-25475

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Offis

Status
DCMTK
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 February 2025

What is CVE-2025-25475?

A vulnerability in DCMTK, specifically in the /libsrc/dcrleccd.cc component, enables attackers to induce a Denial of Service (DoS) by exploiting a NULL pointer dereference. This vulnerability arises when specially crafted DICOM files are processed, potentially disrupting service availability for users relying on this medical image processing toolkit.

References

https://git.dcmtk.org/?p=dcmtk.git;a=commit;h=bffa3e9116a...
https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/bffa3e9116abb7038b4...

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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