CVE-2024-22391 Memory corruption in Grassroot DICOM

High 7.7 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer overflow in Grassroot DICOM allows attackers to cause memory corruption and potentially execute code via a malicious 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-2024-22391?

CVE-2024-22391 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

A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the LookupTable::SetLUT functionality of Mathieu Malaterre Grassroot DICOM 3.0.23. A specially crafted malformed file can lead to memory corruption. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-22391?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Malaterre Grassroots Dicom.

How do I fix CVE-2024-22391?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2024-22391 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2024-22391 exists.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-22391, GHSA-gm33-c2ph-c6cj, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-22391.

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