#VU79676 Memory leak in DCMTK - CVE-2022-43272
Published: August 18, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79676
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
DCMTK
DCMTK
Software vendor:
OFFIS
OFFIS
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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
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/