CVE-2024-23912 Memory corruption in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++
An out-of-bounds read in the Merge DICOM Toolkit allows attackers to cause a denial of service via malformed DICOM data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-23912?
CVE-2024-23912 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Merative Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++, published on 3 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on Windows.
When MC_Open_File() function is used to read a malformed DICOM data, it might result in over-reading memory buffer and could cause memory access violation.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23912?
How do I fix CVE-2024-23912?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23912 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2024-23912 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23912 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rc62-rwrp-9vmj.