CVE-2025-2357

Name: CVE-2025-2357
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-03-17T02:15:13.583+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.39%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-2357 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in DCMTK 3.6.9. It has been declared as critical. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in DCMTK 3.6.9. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component dcmjpls JPEG-LS Decoder. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 3239a7915. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS 4.0

5.3/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS Probability

0.39%

30.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Offis	Dcmtk	3.6.9

References

https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1155Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1155?tab=history#note-1Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.299824Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.299824Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.513692Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00025.html

Timeline

Published: Mar 17, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-2357?

How severe is CVE-2025-2357?

CVE-2025-2357 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.39% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-2357?

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Source: NVD / NIST