CVE-2024-23914 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2024-23914

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit...

Vulnerability Description

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on Windows. When MC_Open_Association() function is used to open DICOM Association and gets DICOM Application Context Name with illegal characters, it might result in an unhandled exception.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Gabriele Quagliarella of Nozomi Networks found this bug during a security research activity.

References

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++
Vulnerable Versions:
v5.6.0

Timeline

Official Publish: May 3rd, 2024
Last Modified: August 1st, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-134

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.