CVE-2022-4981

LOW EPSS 16.8%
Published Oct 21, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
1.9 CVSS 4.0
Low
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Published Oct 21, 2025 8mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7. The impacted element is the function DcmQueryRetrieveConfig::readPeerList of the file /dcmqrcnf.cc of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.8 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 957fb31e5. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

CVSS Details

Base Score
1.9
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
16.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-404
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
offisdcmtk* <3.6.8

References 6

  • shimo.im https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • shimo.im https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/read
    ExploitThird Party Advisory
  • support.dcmtk.org https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
    ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
    Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.