What is CVE-2025-25472?

CVE-2025-25472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-02-18.

How severe is CVE-2025-25472?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Offis Dcmtk

CVE-2025-25472

A buffer overflow in DCMTK git master v3.6.9+ DEV allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted DCM file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2025-02-18 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (27.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Offis Dcmtk — versions 3.6.9
Debian Linux — versions 11.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

git.dcmtk.org/ (Patch)
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-25472?: CVE-2025-25472 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2025-02-18.
How severe is CVE-2025-25472?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.