Use After Free in Imaging Data Commons Libdicom
CVE-2024-24794
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the DICOM Element Parsing as implemented in Imaging Data Commons libdicom 1.0.5. A specially crafted DICOM file can cause premature freeing of memory that is used later. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker would need to induce the vulnerable application to process a malicious DICOM image.The Use-After-Free happens in the `parse_meta_sequence_end()` parsing the Sequence Value Represenations.
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Imaging Data Commons Libdicom — versions 1.0.5
- Nih Libdicom — versions 1.0.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1931 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-24794?
- CVE-2024-24794 is a high-severity vulnerability in Imaging Data Commons Libdicom, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2024-02-20.
- How severe is CVE-2024-24794?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.