Buffer overflow in Offis Dcmtk
CVE-2025-14607
A vulnerability was detected in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.6.9. Affected by this issue is the function DcmByteString::makeDicomByteString of the file dcmdata/libsrc/dcbytstr.cc of the component dcmdata. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 3.7.0 can resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 4c0e5c10079392c594d6a7abd95dd78ac0aa556a. You should upgrade the affected component.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (17.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 17.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Offis Dcmtk — versions 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vuldb.com/ (technical-description, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, permissions-required)
- vuldb.com/ (third-party-advisory)
- support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1184 (issue-tracking)
- support.dcmtk.org/redmine/projects/dcmtk/activity (related)
- github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/4c0e5c10079392c594d6a7abd95dd78ac0aa556a (patch)
- support.dcmtk.org/redmine/versions/19 (patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-14607?
- CVE-2025-14607 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-12-13.
- How severe is CVE-2025-14607?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.