Use-after-free in libdicom - CVE-2024-24793

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Use-after-free in libdicom - CVE-2024-24793

Published: February 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU86634
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-24793
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
libdicom
Software vendor:
Imaging Data Commons

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in the DICOM Element Parsing as implemented within the parse_meta_element_create() function. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted DICOM file and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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