OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.6.6 DICOM File path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.6.6. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component DICOM File Handler. The manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-2119. The attack needs to be approached within the local network. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.6.6. Affected is some unknown processing of the component DICOM File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class provider (SCP) is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could allow remote code execution.

The weakness was presented 06/25/2022 as icsma-22-174-01. The advisory is available at cisa.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-2119 since 06/17/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240485 (Debian dla-4227 : dcmtk - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.6.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (240485). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 240485
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4227 : dcmtk - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DCMTK 3.6.7

Timelineinfo

06/17/2022 🔍
06/25/2022 +8 days 🔍
06/25/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/04/2025 +1228 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: icsma-22-174-01
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-2119 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-2119
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202698

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2022 07:17
Updated: 11/04/2025 15:26
Changes: 06/25/2022 07:17 (41), 07/14/2022 16:48 (28), 06/26/2025 21:55 (17), 11/04/2025 15:26 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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