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TI-2022-01960 Aliases CVE-2022-2119GHSA-5pjf-38m2-65rx

OFFIS DCMTK Path Traversal

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03368 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed DCMTK (OFFIS): 3.6.7

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OFFISDCMTKbefore 3.6.73.6.7Patch availableCNA
  • DCMTK VendorOFFIS Affected before 3.6.7 Fixed in 3.6.7 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.6.7VulnerableOFFIS
  • cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.6.7 Vulnerable ·OFFIS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA DCMTK (OFFIS) Fixed in 3.6.7

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.7

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

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Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-2119
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5pjf-38m2-65rx

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-08922 DCMTK dcm2img diybrpxt.h memory corruption CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2022-04568 DCMTK dcmqrscp dcmqrcnf.cc readPeerList null pointer dereference CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2020-18990 DCMTK dcmqrscp parseQuota stack-based overflow CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.8
  • TI-2024-22823 dcmnet in DCMTK before 3.6.9 has a segmentation fault via an invalid DIMSE message. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3
  • TI-2019-16028 Out-of-bounds write in OFFIS.de DCMTK CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-01961 OFFIS DCMTK Path Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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