CVE-2024-34509 Affecting dcmtk package, versions <3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.75% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-DCMTK-10287130
  • published1 Jun 2025
  • disclosed5 May 2024

Introduced: 5 May 2024

CVE-2024-34509  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 dcmtk to version 3.6.120150924-5ubuntu0.1esm2 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

dcmdata in DCMTK before 3.6.9 has a segmentation fault via an invalid DIMSE message.