Out-of-bounds Write Affecting dcmtk package, versions <3.6.9-5+deb13u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.17% (7th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-DCMTK-12437027
  • published2 Sept 2025
  • disclosed31 Aug 2025

Introduced: 31 Aug 2025

CVE-2025-9732  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 dcmtk to version 3.6.9-5+deb13u1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dcmtk package and not the dcmtk package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was identified in DCMTK up to 3.6.9. This affects an unknown function in the library dcmimage/include/dcmtk/dcmimage/diybrpxt.h of the component dcm2img. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is 7ad81d69b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1