CVE-2025-14841: Null Dereference (CVSS 3.3)

Description

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.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

3.3

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-404 CWE-404

CWE-476 CWE-476

References

Other References

https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/ffb1a4a37d2c876e3feeb31df4930f2aed7fa030 https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/releases/tag/DCMTK-3.7.0 https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1183 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.337004 https://vuldb.com/?id.337004 https://vuldb.com/?submit.714605 https://vuldb.com/?submit.714634

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2025-14841? +

CVE-2025-14841 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.3 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-14841? +

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