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CVE-2022-2121

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Jun 24, 2022 | Modified: Jun 28, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
3.3 LOW
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
LOW
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2121
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

OFFIS DCMTKs (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.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Dcmtk Offis * 3.6.7 (excluding)
Dcmtk Ubuntu bionic *
Dcmtk Ubuntu esm-apps/bionic *
Dcmtk Ubuntu esm-apps/focal *
Dcmtk Ubuntu esm-apps/jammy *
Dcmtk Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Dcmtk Ubuntu focal *
Dcmtk Ubuntu impish *
Dcmtk Ubuntu jammy *
Dcmtk Ubuntu lunar *
Dcmtk Ubuntu mantic *
Dcmtk Ubuntu trusty *
Dcmtk Ubuntu xenial *

Potential Mitigations

References

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