CVE-2025-14607

OFFIS DCMTK dcmdata dcbytstr.cc makeDicomByteString memory corruption

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2025 at 01:02 PM UTC
Updated: October 7, 2026 at 07:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorDCMTK

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Severity
MEDIUM6.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

A vulnerability was detected in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.6.9. Affected by this issue is the function DcmByteString::makeDicomByteString of the file dcmdata/libsrc/dcbytstr.cc of the component dcmdata. The manipulation results in memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 3.7.0 can resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 4c0e5c10079392c594d6a7abd95dd78ac0aa556a. You should upgrade the affected component.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Vendor states this is fixed in 3.7.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (7)

VDB EntryTechnical Description
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/?id.336283
SignaturePermissions Required
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.336283
Third Party Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://vuldb.com/?submit.705036
Issue Tracking
Source: cverecord
https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1184

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.3MEDIUMVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-119

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