Denial of service in DCMTK



| Updated: 2023-08-18
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
 DCMTK
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor OFFIS

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Memory leak

EUVDB-ID: #VU79676

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-43272

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

Exploit availability: No

Description

The 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.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

DCMTK: 3.1.0 - 3.6.7

CPE2.3 External links

https://github.com/songxpu/bug_report/tree/master/DCMTK/memory_leak_in_3.6.7
https://www.wolai.com/vaVuMxU4gGqFakbzvc9NYw
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3QG7MSHORLYAHDXMYG6FQKU4GOCRBCR/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMQ2USESKF6OAZAH64OFHNK2HJIJVGPP/
https://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.



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