Buffer overflow in Sante Dicom Viewer Pro

CVE-2022-28668

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Sante DICOM Viewer Pro 11.9.2. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of J2K files. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can result in a write past the end of an allocated data structure. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-16679.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (40.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28668?
CVE-2022-28668 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sante Dicom Viewer Pro, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-28668?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.