What is CVE-2024-47796?

CVE-2024-47796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-01-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-47796?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Offis Dcmtk

CVE-2024-47796

An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the nowindow functionality of OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.8. A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnera…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (23.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Offis Dcmtk — versions 3.6.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-47796?: CVE-2024-47796 is a high-severity vulnerability in Offis Dcmtk, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2025-01-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-47796?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.