Out-of-bounds read in Grassroots DICOM - CVE-2024-25569
Published: April 30, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89064
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-25569
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in the RAWCodec::DecodeBytes functionality. A remote attacker can use a specially crafted file, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system or cause a denial of service (DoS) condition.
Affected software
Grassroots DICOM
Fedora
gdcm
Fedora
gdcm
How to mitigate CVE-2024-25569
Install updates from vendor's website.
gdcm - addressed in versions 3.0.12-7.el9, 3.0.21-4.fc38, 3.0.23-5.fc39, 3.0.23-5.fc40, 3.0.23-5.fc41