CVE-2022-4981
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CVE-2022-4981 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7. The impacted element is the function DcmQueryRetrieveConfig::readPeerList of the file /dcmqrcnf.cc of the component dcmqrscp. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7. The impacted element is the function DcmQueryRetrieveConfig::readPeerList of the file /dcmqrcnf.cc of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.8 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 957fb31e5. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Offis | Dcmtk | < 3.6.8 |
References
- https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.329029Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/readExploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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