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TI-2024-15902 Aliases CVE-2024-23914GHSA-2gh9-f6jf-23hq

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on…

Priority LOW 25CWE-134Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Adjacent network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on Windows. When MC_Open_Association() function is used to open DICOM Association and gets DICOM Application Context Name with illegal characters, it might result in an unhandled exception.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00264 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
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
MerativeMerge DICOM Toolkit C/C++v5.6.0 – v5.17.0—No fix listedCNA
  • Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ VendorMerative Affected v5.6.0 – v5.17.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE names CISA-ADP · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:merative:merge_dicom_toolkit_c_c\+\+:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.0—Merative
  • cpe:2.3:a:merative:merge_dicom_toolkit_c_c\+\+:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 — ·Merative

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23914
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2gh9-f6jf-23hq

References

Other 1

  • TI-2024-15901 Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on Windows. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.0
  • TI-2024-15900 Out-of-bounds read in Merative Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.0

Sources

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