Improper Resource Shutdown or Release Affecting dcmtk package, versions <3.6.7-9~deb12u4


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.28% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-DCMTK-19698152
  • published12 Sept 2026
  • disclosed21 Oct 2025

Introduced: 21 Oct 2025

CVE-2022-4981  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-404  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest dcmtk to version 3.6.7-9~deb12u4 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7. The impacted element is the function DcmQueryRetrieveConfig::readPeerList of the file /dcmqrcnf.cc of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.8 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 957fb31e5. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1