SecuriTricks - CVE-2022-4981

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dcmtk	Dcmtk	<3.6.8

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	dcmtk	dcmtk	<3.6.8	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/

https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026

https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029

https://vuldb.com/?id.329029

https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134

https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/read

CVSS Score

4.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: LOW
Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 21, 2025, 7:31 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cna@vuldb.com

CVE-2022-4981