HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2025-9732
HIGH

CVE-2025-9732

CWE-119Published: August 31, 2025· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.8
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A vulnerability was identified in DCMTK up to 3.6.9. This affects an unknown function in the library dcmimage/include/dcmtk/dcmimage/diybrpxt.h of the component dcm2img. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is 7ad81d69b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-9732 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

offis1 product(s)
dcmtk
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/7ad81d69b
PATCHhttps://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/7ad81d69b
ADVISORYhttps://vuldb.com/?id.322023
ADVISORYhttps://vuldb.com/?submit.639772

All References (5)

→
https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/7ad81d69bPatch
→
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.322023Permissions Required · VDB Entry
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https://vuldb.com/?id.322023Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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https://vuldb.com/?submit.639772Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/7ad81d69bPatch

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2025-9732
CVSS Score7.8 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-119
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedAug 31, 2025

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2025-9732 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWatch. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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