CVE-2024-28877 MicroDicom DICOM Viewer Stack-based Buffer Overflow
An attacker can execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a malicious DICOM file in MicroDicom Viewer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-28877?
CVE-2024-28877 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in MicroDicom DICOM Viewer, published on 11 Jun 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
MicroDicom DICOM Viewer is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, which may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of DICOM Viewer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-28877?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microdicom Dicom Viewer.
How do I fix CVE-2024-28877?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-28877 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-2024-28877 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-28877 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in MicroDicom DICOM Viewer
Sources
Also known as GHSA-62pq-x59w-p9v7.