CVE-2024-29421 Affecting xmedcon package, versions <0.24.0-gtk3+dfsg-1


Severity

Recommended
low

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-XMEDCON-7452502
  • published15 Jul 2024
  • disclosed22 May 2024

Introduced: 22 May 2024

CVE-2024-29421  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable xmedcon to version 0.24.0-gtk3+dfsg-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream xmedcon package and not the xmedcon package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

xmedcon 0.23.0 and fixed in v.0.24.0 is vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via libs/dicom/basic.c which allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code.