Risk | Medium |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2022-43272 |
CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
Exploitation vector | Network |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
DCMTK Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | OFFIS |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU79676
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43272
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in T_ASC_Association object. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsDCMTK: 3.1.0 - 3.6.7
External linkshttp://github.com/songxpu/bug_report/tree/master/DCMTK/memory_leak_in_3.6.7
http://www.wolai.com/vaVuMxU4gGqFakbzvc9NYw
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3QG7MSHORLYAHDXMYG6FQKU4GOCRBCR/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMQ2USESKF6OAZAH64OFHNK2HJIJVGPP/
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4HROBSUUV2LZCYUNODI2YM7G7AYYO75B/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.