# CVE-2025-14841: OFFIS DCMTK dcmqrscp dcmqrdbi.cc startMoveRequest null pointer dereference

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fix: a fix or patch is referenced
- Published: 2025-12-18 · Updated: 2026-02-24

## Affected

- OFFIS DCMTK: 3.6.0, 3.6.1, 3.6.2, 3.6.3, 3.6.4, 3.6.5, 3.6.6, 3.6.7, 3.6.8, 3.6.9

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OFFIS DCMTK, apply the referenced fix per the references below.
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.337004
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.337004
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.714605
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.714634
- https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1183
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/ffb1a4a37d2c876e3feeb31df4930f2aed7fa030
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/releases/tag/DCMTK-3.7.0

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