CVE-2024-23914
Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on Windows....
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23914- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-21344
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.
- Record
EUVD-2024-21344- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2gh9-f6jf-23hq
Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on Windows....
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.
- Record
GHSA-2gh9-f6jf-23hq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2024-23914- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-134
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-23914 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Merative Merge Dicom Toolkit C/c++, published May 3, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.26%, the 18th percentile. No source names a fixed version.