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Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2121

OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability while processing DICOM files, which may result in a denial-of-service condition.

Products
dcmtk
Affected versions
3.6.0-15.1, 3.6.1~20150629-5, 3.6.1~20150924-4, 3.6.1~20150924-5, 3.6.2-2, 3.6.2-2build1, 3.6.2-3, 3.6.2-3build1, 3.6.2-3build2, 3.6.2-3build3, 3.6.4-2.1, 3.6.4-2.1build1, 3.6.4-2.1build2, 3.6.5-1, 3.6.6-3ubuntu1, 3.6.6-3ubuntu2, 3.6.6-4, 3.6.6-5, 3.6.7-9, 3.6.7-9.1build2, 3.6.7-9.1build3, 3.6.7-9.1build4, 3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.6.9-4, 3.6.9-5, 3.6.9-5build1, 3.6.9-6, 3.7.0+really3.6.9-1, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-2, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-5, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-6, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-7ubuntu1
Fixed versions
3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1, 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1, 3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
CVEs
CVE-2022-2121
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:55 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2121

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 Jun 2022, 15:15 UTC

OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability while processing DICOM files, which may result in a denial-of-service condition.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2022-2121

dcmtk

Fixed versions: 3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1

dcmtk

Fixed versions: 3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1

dcmtk

Fixed versions: 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1

dcmtk

Fixed versions: 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1

dcmtk

Fixed versions: 3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1

dcmtk

Fixed versions: Not specified

dcmtk

Fixed versions: Not specified

dcmtk

Fixed versions: Not specified

dcmtk

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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