# CVE-2024-52333: Memory corruption in DCMTK

> Attackers can trigger an out-of-bounds write via malicious DICOM files, potentially leading to code execution or crashes in applications using DCMTK.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 13 Jan 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Nov 2025
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2024-52333, GHSA-89c7-pc4g-j258, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52333

## What is CVE-2024-52333?

CVE-2024-52333 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in OFFIS DCMTK, published on 13 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the determineMinMax functionality of OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.8. A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-52333?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Offis Dcmtk.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-52333?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2024-52333 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in OFFIS DCMTK

- [CVE-2024-47796](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-47796/): Memory corruption in DCMTK (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-27628](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-27628/): Memory corruption in n/a (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2022-43272](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-43272/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-41687](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41687/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2021-41688](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-41688/): Use after free in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-52333 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-52333 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in OFFIS DCMTK, published on 13 Jan 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-52333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: OFFIS DCMTK. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52333/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52333/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-52333
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52333
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-52333

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-52333/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.