What is CVE-2025-14841?

CVE-2025-14841 is a low-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2025-14841?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Offis Dcmtk

CVE-2025-14841

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.

EPSS: 0.001 (1.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Offis Dcmtk — versions 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, vdb-entry)
cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking)
cna@vuldb.com (patch)
cna@vuldb.com (patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-14841?: CVE-2025-14841 is a low-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-14841?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.