What is CVE-2019-1010228?

CVE-2019-1010228 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-22.

How severe is CVE-2019-1010228?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Offis Dcmtk

CVE-2019-1010228

OFFIS.de DCMTK 3.6.3 and below is affected by: Buffer Overflow. The impact is: Possible code execution and confirmed Denial of Service. The component is: DcmRLEDecoder::decompress() (file dcrledec.h, line 122). The attack vector is: Many s…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.076 (93.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Offis Dcmtk
Offis.de Dcmtk — versions 3.6.3 and below [fixed: 3.6.4, after commit 40917614e]
Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 29, 30

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

josh@bress.net (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
josh@bress.net (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
josh@bress.net (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-1010228?: CVE-2019-1010228 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-07-22.
How severe is CVE-2019-1010228?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.