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TI-2022-04568 Aliases CVE-2022-4981GHSA-v454-8grj-83c8

DCMTK dcmqrscp dcmqrcnf.cc readPeerList null pointer dereference

Priority MEDIUM 55CWE-404Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-404.

Summary

A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7. The impacted element is the function DcmQueryRetrieveConfig::readPeerList of the file /dcmqrcnf.cc of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.8 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 957fb31e5. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00275 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix Fixed DCMTK: 3.6.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—DCMTK3.6.0; 3.6.1; 3.6.2; 3.6.3; 3.6.4; 3.6.5; 3.6.6; 3.6.73.6.8Patch availableCNA
  • DCMTK Vendor— Affected 3.6.0; 3.6.1; 3.6.2; 3.6.3; 3.6.4; 3.6.5; 3.6.6; 3.6.7 Fixed in 3.6.8 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 3.6.8VulnerableOFFIS
  • cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 3.6.8 Vulnerable ·OFFIS

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA DCMTK Fixed in 3.6.8

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4981
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v454-8grj-83c8

References

Exploit 3

  • TI-2025-08922 DCMTK dcm2img diybrpxt.h memory corruption 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
  • TI-2022-01960 OFFIS DCMTK Path Traversal CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
See all 23 →

Sources

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