Path traversal in DCMTK - CVE-2022-2119
Published: June 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU64631
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-2119
CWE-ID: CWE-22
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform directory traversal attacks.
The vulnerability exists due to input validation error when processing directory traversal sequences in the service class provider (SCP). A remote attacker on the local network can send a specially crafted HTTP request and write arbitrary files on the system, leading to remote code execution.
Affected software
DCMTK
Fedora
dcmtk
Fedora
dcmtk
How to mitigate CVE-2022-2119
Install update from vendor's website.
DCMTK - update to 3.6.7
dcmtk - addressed in versions 3.6.4-11.el8, 3.6.6-12.el9
dcmtk - addressed in versions 3.6.4-11.el8, 3.6.6-12.el9