CVE-2024-22373 Memory corruption in Grassroot DICOM
A heap buffer overflow in Grassroot DICOM allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via a malicious DICOM file.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-22373?
CVE-2024-22373 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 25 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the JPEG2000Codec::DecodeByStreamsCommon functionality of Mathieu Malaterre Grassroot DICOM 3.0.23. A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to a heap buffer overflow. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22373?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (4)
gdcm SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5 | All versions | 3.0.24-bp155.2.4.1 |
gdcm SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6 | All versions | 3.0.24-bp156.2.4.1 |
gdcm openSUSE:Leap 15.5 | All versions | 3.0.24-bp155.2.4.1 |
gdcm openSUSE:Leap 15.6 | All versions | 3.0.24-bp156.2.4.1 |
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Malaterre Grassroots Dicom.
How do I fix CVE-2024-22373?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-22373 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-22373 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22373, GHSA-562h-465j-vfp9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-22373, openSUSE-SU-2024:0167-1, openSUSE-SU-2024:0168-1.