Vulnerability · Published Dec 2, 2022 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2022-43272
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the dcmtk package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.7% (higher than 77% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.7%top 23.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
DCMTK v3.6.7 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the T_ASC_Association object.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dcmtk | 3.6.7-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43272 |
| Debian:13 | dcmtk | 3.6.7-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43272 |
| Debian:14 | dcmtk | 3.6.7-8 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-43272 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | dcmtk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43272 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | dcmtk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43272 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | dcmtk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43272 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://www.wolai.com/vaVuMxU4gGqFakbzvc9NYw
- https://github.com/songxpu/bug_report/tree/master/DCMTK/memory_leak_in_3.6.7
- FEDORA-2023-fe6fa5696e vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-83b529bd34 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-eda976b192 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20240628 [SECURITY] [DLA 3847-1] dcmtk security update mailing-list
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00032.html