CVE-2025-14841 OFFIS DCMTK dcmqrscp dcmqrdbi.cc startMoveRequest null pointer dereference
A local attacker can cause a denial of service in DCMTK's dcmqrscp component via a null pointer dereference in the index database handle.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-14841?
CVE-2025-14841 is a medium-severity vulnerability in OFFIS DCMTK, published on 18 Dec 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-14841?
How do I fix CVE-2025-14841?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2025-14841 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-14841 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2025-14841, GHSA-jjrw-wx9c-5386, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-14841.