CVE-2024-24793 is a critical use-after-free vulnerability in the DICOM element parsing of nih libdicom version 1.0.5. An attacker can trigger this by inducing the application to process a specially crafted DICOM file, leading to premature memory freeing during the parsing of the File Meta Information header. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability has a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.0.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nih:libdicom:1.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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