What is CVE-2023-39431?

CVE-2023-39431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Santesoft Dicom Viewer Pro, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-39431?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Santesoft Dicom Viewer Pro

CVE-2023-39431

Sante DICOM Viewer Pro lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing DICOM files. This could lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2023-10-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Santesoft Dicom Viewer Pro
Santesoft Sante Dicom Viewer Pro — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-285-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-39431?: CVE-2023-39431 is a high-severity vulnerability in Santesoft Dicom Viewer Pro, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2023-10-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-39431?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.