# CVE-2019-1010228: Memory corruption in DCMTK

> A buffer overflow in DCMTK allows attackers to execute code or cause denial of service via malicious DICOM files.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 22 Jul 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-1010228, GHSA-pqj4-82hx-mp43, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-1010228

## What is CVE-2019-1010228?

CVE-2019-1010228 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

OFFIS.de DCMTK 3.6.3 and below is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Possible code execution and confirmed Denial of Service. The component is: DcmRLEDecoder::decompress() (file dcrledec.h, line 122). The attack vector is: Many scenarios of DICOM file processing (e.g. DICOM to image conversion). The fixed version is: 3.6.4, after commit 40917614e.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-1010228?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Fedoraproject Fedora, Offis Dcmtk.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-1010228?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2019-1010228 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-1010228 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-1010228 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 22 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-1010228 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010228/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010228/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1010228
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010228
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-1010228

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-1010228/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.