OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.8 DICOM File determineMinMax memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.8. Affected by this issue is the function determineMinMax of the component DICOM File Handler. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-52333. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.8. Affected by this issue is the function determineMinMax of the component DICOM File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the determineMinMax 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.

The advisory is available at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-52333 since 12/02/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/24/2025).

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.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214857). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

12/02/2024 🔍
01/13/2025 +42 days 🔍
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06/24/2025 +162 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TALOS-2024-2121
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-52333 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-52333
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-291314

Entryinfo

Created: 01/13/2025 15:56
Updated: 06/24/2025 16:38
Changes: 01/13/2025 15:56 (1), 01/13/2025 15:57 (21), 01/13/2025 18:03 (42), 02/01/2025 06:56 (2), 02/13/2025 06:27 (3), 06/24/2025 15:58 (1), 06/24/2025 16:38 (11)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216::103

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