CVE-2022-4981
A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7. The impacted element is the function DcmQueryRetrieveConfig::readPeerList of the file /dcmqrcnf.cc of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.8 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 957fb31e5. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Published:Oct 21, 2025
Last Modified:Oct 31, 2025
EPS:Oct 21, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00014
CVSS Score:3.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Dicom
Product
Dcmtk
Dicom
Dcmtk
Vendor
Offis
Product
Dcmtk
Offis
Dcmtk
Exploits
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
