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TI-2022-01962 Aliases CVE-2022-2121GHSA-jrq9-r9fx-4557

OFFIS DCMTK NULL Pointer Dereference

Priority LOW 36CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability while processing DICOM files, which may result in a denial-of-service condition.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00777 56th 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-2022-2121
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jrq9-r9fx-4557

References

Advisory 1

Other 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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