OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class provider (SCP) is vulnerable to path traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could allow remote code execution.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4227 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4227-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                   Bastien Roucaris     June 24, 2025                                 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : dcmtk     Version        : 3.6.5-1+deb11u4     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-2119 CVE-2022-2120 CVE-2024-47796 CVE-2025-2357                      CVE-2025-25472 CVE-2025-25474 CVE-2025-25475     Debian Bug     : 1017743 1098373 1098374 1100724

    Multiple vulnerabilities were fixed in dcmtk an OFFIS DICOM toolkit.

    CVE-2022-2119/CVE-2022-2120

        Path traversal issues were found, allowing an attacker         to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under         controlled names. This could allow remote code execution.

    CVE-2024-47796

        An improper array index validation vulnerability exists         in the nowindow functionality.
        A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to an out-of-bounds write.

    CVE-2025-2357

        An issue was found in the dcmjpls JPEG-LS Decoder.
        The manipulation leads to memory corruption.

    CVE-2025-25472

        A buffer overflow was found that cause a Denial of Service         (DoS) via a crafted DCM file.


    CVE-2025-25474

        A buffer overflow was found via the component         dcmimgle/diinpxt.h

    CVE-2025-25475

        A NULL pointer dereference was found in the component /libsrc/dcrleccd.cc

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     3.6.5-1+deb11u4.

    We recommend that you upgrade your dcmtk packages.

    For the detailed security status of dcmtk please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/dcmtk

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class provider (SCP) is vulnerable to path traversal,     allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could     allow remote code execution. (CVE-2022-2119)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2023:0108-1 advisory.

  - OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class provider (SCP) is vulnerable to path traversal,     allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could     allow remote code execution. (CVE-2022-2119)

  - OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class user (SCU) is vulnerable to relative path     traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names.
    This could allow remote code execution. (CVE-2022-2120)

  - OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability while processing     DICOM files, which may result in a denial-of-service condition. (CVE-2022-2121)

  - DCMTK v3.6.7 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the T_ASC_Association object. (CVE-2022-43272)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-5882-1 advisory.

    Gjoko Krstic discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled buffers. If a user or an automated system were     tricked into opening a certain specially crafted

    input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

    denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8979)

    Omar Ganiev discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled buffers. If a user or an automated system were     tricked into opening a certain specially crafted

    input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a

    denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-1010228)

    Jinsheng Ba discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled certain requests. If a user or an automated system     were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use     this issue to

    cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-41687, CVE-2021-41688, CVE-2021-41689,     and CVE-2021-41690)

    Sharon Brizinov and Noam Moshe discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an     automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could     possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected

    Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2119 and     CVE-2022-2120)

    Sharon Brizinov and Noam Moshe discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled pointers. If a user or an     automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could     possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu     18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2121)

    It was discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were     tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this     issue to

    cause a denial of service. This issue affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,

    Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-43272)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:10144-1 advisory.

  - OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class provider (SCP) is vulnerable to path traversal,     allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could     allow remote code execution. (CVE-2022-2119)

  - OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class user (SCU) is vulnerable to relative path     traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names.
    This could allow remote code execution. (CVE-2022-2120)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2022:10145-1 advisory.

  - OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class provider (SCP) is vulnerable to path traversal,     allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names. This could     allow remote code execution. (CVE-2022-2119)

  - OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) service class user (SCU) is vulnerable to relative path     traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary directories under controlled names.
    This could allow remote code execution. (CVE-2022-2120)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

According to its self-reported version number, the instance of OFFIS DCMTK DICOM Toolkit hosted on the remote server is affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - The affected product’s service class provider (SCP) is vulnerable to path   traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary   directories under controlled names. This could allow remote code execution.
  (CVE-2022-2119)

  - The affected product’s service class user (SCU) is vulnerable to relative   path traversal, allowing an attacker to write DICOM files into arbitrary   directories under controlled names. This could allow remote code execution.
  (CVE-2022-2120)

  - The affected product has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability while   processing DICOM files, which may result in a denial-of-service condition.
  (CVE-2022-2121)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
240485	Debian dla-4227 : dcmtk - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	medium
230041	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-2119	Nessus	Misc.	critical
175812	openSUSE 15 Security Update : dcmtk (openSUSE-SU-2023:0108-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
171810	Ubuntu 16.04 ESM / 18.04 ESM / 20.04 ESM / 22.04 ESM : DCMTK vulnerabilities (USN-5882-1)	Nessus	Ubuntu Local Security Checks	critical
166126	openSUSE 15 Security Update : gdcm, orthanc, orthanc-gdcm, orthanc-webviewer (openSUSE-SU-2022:10144-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
166100	openSUSE 15 Security Update : gdcm, orthanc, orthanc-gdcm, orthanc-webviewer (openSUSE-SU-2022:10145-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	critical
162601	OFFIS DCMTK DICOM Toolkit < 3.6.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Misc.	critical

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