Memory Leak Vulnerability in DCMTK by Offis GmbH
CVE-2022-43272

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Offis

Status
Dcmtk
Vendor
CVE Published:
2 December 2022

What is CVE-2022-43272?

In DCMTK version 3.6.7, a memory leak vulnerability exists within the T_ASC_Association object. This flaw can lead to increased memory consumption, potentially affecting system performance and stability if exploited over time.

References

https://www.wolai.com/vaVuMxU4gGqFakbzvc9NYw
https://github.com/songxpu/bug_report/tree/master/DCMTK/m...
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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