CVE-2025-2581 (GCVE-0-2025-2581)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-03-21 05:00 – Updated: 2025-11-03 19:45
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
xmedcon DICOM File malloc integer underflow
Summary
A vulnerability has been found in xmedcon 0.25.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function malloc of the component DICOM File Handler. The manipulation leads to integer underflow. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 0.25.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
4.3 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-21 13:58 UTC
Assigner
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| https://vuldb.com/?submit.522216 | third-party-advisory |
| https://xmedcon.sourceforge.io/Main/New | patch |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025… |
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