MGASA-2025-0017 - Updated dcmtk packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 20 Jan 2025
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0017.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2024-47796,
     CVE-2024-52333

An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the nowindow
functionality of OFFIS.  A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to an
out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger
this vulnerability, CVE-2024-47796.
An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the
determineMinMax functionality of OFFIS. A specially crafted DICOM file
can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious
file to trigger this vulnerability, CVE-2024-52333.

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33930
- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/message/JUKUCNFPV6HQLIZ5S6NYRJ4LAZYRZSXJ/
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-47796
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-52333

SRPMS:
- 9/core/dcmtk-3.6.7-4.3.mga9

Mageia 2025-0017: dcmtk Security Advisory Updates

An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the nowindow functionality of OFFIS

Summary

An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the nowindow functionality of OFFIS. A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability, CVE-2024-47796. An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the determineMinMax functionality of OFFIS. A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability, CVE-2024-52333.

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=33930

- https://lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/security-announce@lists.opensuse.org/message/JUKUCNFPV6HQLIZ5S6NYRJ4LAZYRZSXJ/

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-47796

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2024-52333

Resolution

MGASA-2025-0017 - Updated dcmtk packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 9/core/dcmtk-3.6.7-4.3.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 20 Jan 2025
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2025-0017.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2024-47796, CVE-2024-52333

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