DCMTK up to 3.6.8 dcmnet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in DCMTK up to 3.6.8. It has been rated as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component dcmnet. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-34508. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in DCMTK up to 3.6.8 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component dcmnet. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

dcmnet in DCMTK before 3.6.9 has a segmentation fault via an invalid DIMSE message.

The advisory is shared at support.dcmtk.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-34508. The exploitation appears to be easy. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214857 (Debian dla-4038 : dcmtk - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 3.6.9 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214857). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 214857
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4038 : dcmtk - security update

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: DCMTK 3.6.9

Timelineinfo

05/05/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: support.dcmtk.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-34508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-34508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-263137

Entryinfo

Created: 05/05/2024 21:37
Updated: 03/26/2025 23:42
Changes: 05/05/2024 21:37 (51), 06/29/2024 07:28 (1), 02/01/2025 06:56 (3), 03/26/2025 23:42 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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