NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting dcmtk package, versions [0,]
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- published19 Feb 2025
- disclosed18 Feb 2025
- creditDing zhengzheng
Introduced: 18 Feb 2025
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How to fix?
A fix was pushed into the master branch but not yet published.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference in the DcmRLECodecDecoder::decode() function. An attacker can crash the application with a malicious DICOM file.