Buffer overflow in Microdicom Dicom Viewer

CVE-2025-5943

MicroDicom DICOM Viewer suffers from an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. Remote attackers are able to exploit this issue to potentially execute arbitrary code on affected installations of DICOM Viewer. User interaction is required to exploit the vulnerability in that the user must either visit a malicious website or open a malicious DICOM file locally.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.007 (49.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-5943?
CVE-2025-5943 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microdicom Dicom Viewer, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2025-06-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-5943?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.