CVE-2024-24794

HIGH

NIH libdicom 1.0.5 - Use-After-Free in DICOM Sequence Value Representation Parsing

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

References (2)

Core 2

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1
EPSS 0.0105
EPSS Percentile 60.1%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact total

Details

CWE
CWE-416
Status published
Products (1)
nih/libdicom 1.0.5
Published Feb 20, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026