Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting dcmtk package, versions <3.6.9-5+deb13u1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-DCMTK-14529203
  • published19 Dec 2025
  • disclosed18 Dec 2025

Introduced: 18 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-14841  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (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 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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1