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UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43272
DCMTK v3.6.7 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the T_ASC_Association object.
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A weakness called UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43272 was discovered in DCMTK v3.6.7 was discovered to.
Severity is Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
What you should do: update the affected software to the latest version. If unsure, ask your IT team or search the vendor's site for "DCMTK v3.6.7 was discovered to UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43272".
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43272 (DCMTK v3.6.7 was discovered to). Severity: Info.
Response plan:
1. Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and the patched release.
2. If a vulnerable version is running in production, schedule maintenance (urgency from KEV/CVSS).
3. If no patch yet, mitigate via WAF rule, disabling the affected feature, etc.
4. Monitor logs / SIEM for known IOC and PoC signatures of this CVE.
PoCs and fix commits: see the 'References' section, MITRE, and NVD.
❓ What is the problem
A weakness (UBUNTU-CVE-2022-43272) in DCMTK v3.6.7 was discovered to. A serious software flaw has been identified.
📍 Affected scope
Target versions of DCMTK v3.6.7 was discovered to (see vendor advisory). If running in production, identify exposure immediately.
🔥 Severity
Severity: Info. Low severity or not yet rated.
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release as listed in the vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
If a patch is not yet available, consider disabling the affected feature, applying WAF rules, blocking via network ACLs, or isolating the vulnerable version.
🔍 Detection
Check version information, scan dependencies via SBOM, and monitor SIEM for IOC and PoC signatures related to this CVE.
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
dcmtk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
dcmtk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
dcmtk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
dcmtk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
dcmtk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]}]
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
dcmtk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:25.10
dcmtk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
dcmtk
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}]
References
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5882-1
- advisory https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7010-1
- report https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-43272
- report https://github.com/songxpu/bug_report/tree/master/DCMTK/memory_leak_in_3.6.7
- report https://www.wolai.com/vaVuMxU4gGqFakbzvc9NYw
- report https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-43272