CVE-2025-64893
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDNG SDK versions 1.7.0 and earlier are affected by an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability that could lead to memory exposure or application denial of service. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information stored in memory. Exploitation of this issue requires user interaction in that a victim must open a malicious file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe DNG SDK versions 1.7.0 and earlier contain an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in its image parsing logic. When processing maliciously crafted DNG (Digital Negative) image files, the SDK reads memory beyond allocated buffer boundaries, potentially exposing sensitive heap/stack contents or causing application crashes leading to denial of service.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data<= 1.7.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate DNG SDK files in the environmentSearch for files named 'dng' or 'dngsdk' with common library extensions (.dll, .so, .dylib, .a, .lib) across the system using file system search toolsAffected if The DNG SDK library files exist in the environment
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Identify the installed DNG SDK versionExamine the SDK library file metadata or check any version information embedded in the library using commands like 'strings', 'file', or library introspection tools. Also review any accompanying version documentation or release notesAffected if The discovered version is 1.7.0 or any earlier version
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Determine if applications process DNG files from untrusted sourcesReview application code, configuration, or documentation that uses the DNG SDK to identify whether it processes DNG images from external/ untrusted sources such as user uploads, network inputs, or file importsAffected if The application processes DNG files from untrusted or external sources without additional validation
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Check for application-layer input validation on DNG filesInspect the application layer that feeds data to the DNG SDK to determine if any validation, sanitization, or filtering is applied to DNG files before they reach the SDK parsing logicAffected if No application-layer validation exists and untrusted DNG files are passed directly to the SDK
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Review DNG processing code pathsAnalyze the application's call flow to the DNG SDK's image parsing functions to see if the vulnerable parsing logic can be reached with crafted inputAffected if The code path that invokes DNG image parsing with external input is reachable and exercised
The environment is affected if the DNG SDK version 1.7.0 or earlier is present AND applications using it process DNG files from untrusted sources without additional validation layers.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate the DNG SDK to the latest version once available. Until a patch is released, restrict processing of untrusted DNG files and implement additional input validation at the application layer.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-64893 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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