Description
A vulnerability was identified in DCMTK up to 3.6.9. This affects an unknown function in the library dcmimage/include/dcmtk/dcmimage/diybrpxt.h of the component dcm2img. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The name of the patch is 7ad81d69b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Affected products
offis: dcmtk
References5
- github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/7ad81d69b Patch
- github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/7ad81d69b Patch
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.322023 Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/?id.322023 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/?submit.639772 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.8
HIGH
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 4.0
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4.8
MEDIUM
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 8 · as of 8 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-119CWE-787
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