CVE-2024-23913 Memory corruption in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++
Attackers can cause a memory access violation and denial of service by providing a malformed DICOM XML file to the Merge DICOM Toolkit.
- 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-2024-23913?
CVE-2024-23913 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
Use of Out-of-range Pointer Offset vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on Windows.
When deprecated MC_XML_To_Message() function is used to read a malformed DICOM XML file, it might result in memory access violation.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-23913?
How do I fix CVE-2024-23913?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-23913 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-2024-23913 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-23913 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-894r-53rj-2h7x.