UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4981

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4981
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4981.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4981
Upstream
Published
2025-10-21T15:15:00Z
Modified
2025-11-27T21:32:07.799425Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • 1.9 (Low) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / dcmtk

Package

Name
dcmtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk@3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.0-15.1
3.6.1~20150629-5
3.6.1~20150924-4
3.6.1~20150924-5
3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm2
3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dcmtk",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk5",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / dcmtk

Package

Name
dcmtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk@3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.2-2
3.6.2-2build1
3.6.2-3
3.6.2-3build1
3.6.2-3build2
3.6.2-3build3
3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dcmtk",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk12",
            "binary_version": "3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS / dcmtk

Package

Name
dcmtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk@3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.4-2.1
3.6.4-2.1build1
3.6.4-2.1build2
3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1
3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1+esm1
3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.2
3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dcmtk",
            "binary_version": "3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk14",
            "binary_version": "3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS / dcmtk

Package

Name
dcmtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk@3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.5-1
3.6.6-3ubuntu1
3.6.6-3ubuntu2
3.6.6-4
3.6.6-5
3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1
3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dcmtk",
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk16",
            "binary_version": "3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS / dcmtk

Package

Name
dcmtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk@3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.7-9
3.6.7-9.1build2
3.6.7-9.1build3
3.6.7-9.1build4
3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dcmtk",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk17t64",
            "binary_version": "3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}