Sante DICOM Viewer Pro: Out-of-bounds Read
CVE-2025-5307 is a high-severity out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Sante DICOM Viewer Pro from Santesoft, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 out of 10. It can be exploited with local access to the system by an attacker with a low-privileged account, without any action from a user. Affected Sante DICOM Viewer Pro versions: 14.2.1 and earlier. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.2% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Dicom Viewer Pro to 14.2.2 or a later version.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santesoft | Sante DICOM Viewer Pro | 14.2.1 and earlier | Not stated |
| Santesoft | Dicom Viewer Pro | before 14.2.2 | 14.2.2 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- LocalThe attacker needs local access or must trick a user into running something.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- LowA basic user account is enough.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- HighData or code can be modified at will.
- Availability
- HighThe component can be taken down completely.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | 8.4 | High | CNA (hq.dhs.gov) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 | High | CNA (hq.dhs.gov) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.8 | High | NVD |
Official description
Santesoft Sante DICOM Viewer Pro contains a memory corruption vulnerability. A local attacker could exploit this issue to potentially disclose information and to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sante DICOM Viewer Pro.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Out-of-bounds Read
The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Use a language that provides appropriate memory abstractions.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Patches and release notes
- cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-25-148-01Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Other references
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