Description
A use-after-free vulnerability exists in the DICOM Element Parsing as implemented in Imaging Data Commons libdicom 1.0.5. A specially crafted DICOM file can cause premature freeing of memory that is used later. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker would need to induce the vulnerable application to process a malicious DICOM image.The Use-After-Free happens in the `parse_meta_sequence_end()` parsing the Sequence Value Represenations.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 9.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Imaging Data Commons | libdicom | 1.0.5 |
| imaging_data_commons | libdicom | 1.0.5 |
References
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1931Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1931Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-1931
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 20, 2024
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified