CVE-2024-22373 Memory corruption in Grassroot DICOM

High 8.1 Published Updated

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.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22373?

It affects 2 products.

Linux distribution packages (4)
gdcm SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP5All versions3.0.24-bp155.2.4.1
gdcm SUSE:Package Hub 15 SP6All versions3.0.24-bp156.2.4.1
gdcm openSUSE:Leap 15.5All versions3.0.24-bp155.2.4.1
gdcm openSUSE:Leap 15.6All versions3.0.24-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.

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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.

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