CVE-2022-4981

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.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW
CVSS v2.0 1.7 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

1.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026	Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029	Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.329029	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/read	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-10-21 15:15

Updated : 2025-10-31 14:55

NVD link : CVE-2022-4981

Mitre link : CVE-2022-4981

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-4981

JSON object : View

Products Affected

offis

dcmtk

CWE

CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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