Vulnerability · Published Aug 23, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-42845
High 8.0
In plain English
A high-severity code injection in the invesalius package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.7% (higher than 86% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.0High
Exploit odds (30 days)2.7%top 13.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
An eval Injection vulnerability in the component invesalius/reader/dicom.py of InVesalius 3.1.99991 through 3.1.99998 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via loading a crafted DICOM file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | invesalius | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42845 |
| Debian:13 | invesalius | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-42845 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | invesalius | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42845 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | invesalius | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42845 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | invesalius | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-42845 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-94 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H