dcmtk — security advisory

{
  "id": "9171f61a5baf4c0be62124c845114b4b9eb6dd00de6df0b32526a386ddd797cf",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4981",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4981",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4981",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "dcmtk",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "3.6.7-9~deb12u4",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "3.6.7-8",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.6.7-9~deb12u1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.6.7-9~deb12u2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "3.6.7-9~deb12u3",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          }
        ]
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "dcmtk",
          "evidence": "/affected/1/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "3.6.8-5",
            "evidence": "/affected/1/ranges"
          }
        ],
        "affected_versions": []
      },
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "dcmtk",
          "evidence": "/affected/2/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [
          {
            "value": "3.6.8-5",
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          }
        ],
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
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      "aliases": [
        "DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4981"
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
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              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
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                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "3.6.7-9~deb12u4"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "dcmtk",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/dcmtk?arch=source&distro=bookworm",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:12"
          },
          "versions": [
            "3.6.7-8",
            "3.6.7-9~deb12u1",
            "3.6.7-9~deb12u2",
            "3.6.7-9~deb12u3"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4981.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "3.6.8-5"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "dcmtk",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/dcmtk?arch=source&distro=trixie",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:13"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4981.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "3.6.8-5"
                }
              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "dcmtk",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/debian/dcmtk?arch=source&distro=forky",
            "ecosystem": "Debian:14"
          },
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4981.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "urgency": "not yet assigned"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-15T08:03:03.417741794Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2022-4981"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-4981"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2022-4981",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 324999,
  "published_at": "2025-10-21T15:15:37.55+00:00"
}