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dcmtk — security advisory
A NULL pointer dereference in the component /libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of DCMTK v3.6.9+ DEV allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted DICOM file.
- Products
- dcmtk
- Affected versions
- 3.6.0-15.1, 3.6.1~20150629-5, 3.6.1~20150924-4, 3.6.1~20150924-5, 3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm2, 3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm3, 3.6.2-2, 3.6.2-2build1, 3.6.2-3, 3.6.2-3build1, 3.6.2-3build2, 3.6.2-3build3, 3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2, 3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm3, 3.6.4-2.1, 3.6.4-2.1build1, 3.6.4-2.1build2, 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1, 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1+esm1, 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.2, 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1, 3.6.5-1, 3.6.6-3ubuntu1, 3.6.6-3ubuntu2, 3.6.6-4, 3.6.6-5, 3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm2, 3.6.7-9, 3.6.7-9.1build2, 3.6.7-9.1build3, 3.6.7-9.1build4, 3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.6.9-4, 3.6.9-5, 3.6.9-5build1, 3.6.9-6, 3.7.0+really3.6.9-1, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-2, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-5, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-6, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-7ubuntu1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2025-25475
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 01:25 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A NULL pointer dereference in the component /libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of DCMTK v3.6.9+ DEV allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) via a crafted DICOM file.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2025-25475
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Complete source record
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