CVE-2025-14607 OFFIS DCMTK dcmdata dcbytstr.cc makeDicomByteString memory corruption
Remote attackers can trigger memory corruption in the DCMTK library via crafted DICOM data, potentially leading to code execution or crashes.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-14607?
CVE-2025-14607 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in OFFIS DCMTK, published on 13 Dec 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14607?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14607?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2025-14607 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14607 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14607, GHSA-8cqp-6cwx-f84x, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14607.