Vulnerability · Published Jan 13, 2025 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2024-47796
High 8.4
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption in DCMTK from OFFIS. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 50% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.4High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 49.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the nowindow functionality of OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.8. A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | dcmtk | 3.6.7-9~deb12u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47796 |
| Debian:13 | dcmtk | 3.6.8-7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47796 |
| Debian:14 | dcmtk | 3.6.8-7 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-47796 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | dcmtk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47796 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | dcmtk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47796 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | dcmtk | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-47796 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2122
- https://git.dcmtk.org/?p=dcmtk.git;a=commit;h=89a6e399f1e17d08a8bc8cdaa05b2ac9a50cd4f6
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2122
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00025.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00032.html