CVE-2025-2581: xmedcon DICOM File malloc integer underflow

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2025-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-189

Description

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.

Affected products

xmedcon: 0.25.0

References

https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.300541
https://vuldb.com/?id.300541
https://vuldb.com/?submit.522216
https://xmedcon.sourceforge.io/Main/New
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/07/msg00000.html

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