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CVE-2024-24794
HIGH8.1
Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the DICOM Element Parsing as implemented in Imaging Data Commons libdicom 1.0.5. A specially crafted DICOM file can cause premature freeing of memory that is used later. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker would need to induce the vulnerable application to process a malicious DICOM image.The Use-After-Free happens in the `parse_meta_sequence_end()` parsing the Sequence Value Represenations.
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score8.1
SeverityHIGH
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityHIGH
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
Published2/20/2024
Last Modified11/4/2025
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
nih:libdicom
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-416
References
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1931(talos-cna@cisco.com)
https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1931(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1931(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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