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Upgrading the affected component is advised.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":4.8,"vector":"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","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.00275,"percentile":0.2008,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-404","CWE-476"],"published":"2025-10-21T15:02:13Z","modified":"2026-11-03T06:03:07Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"dcmtk","fixed_in":["3.6.7-9~deb12u4"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"dcmtk","fixed_in":["3.6.8-5"],"sources":["osv"]},{"ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"dcmtk","fixed_in":["3.6.8-5"],"sources":["osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:12","package":"dcmtk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.7-9~deb12u4"}]}],"versions":["3.6.7-8","3.6.7-9~deb12u1","3.6.7-9~deb12u2","3.6.7-9~deb12u3"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:13","package":"dcmtk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.8-5"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:14","package":"dcmtk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.8-5"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Debian:11","package":"dcmtk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"3.6.5-1+deb11u5"}]}],"versions":["3.6.5-1","3.6.5-1+deb11u1","3.6.5-1+deb11u2","3.6.5-1+deb11u3","3.6.5-1+deb11u4"],"bundled":3},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","package":"dcmtk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["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"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","package":"dcmtk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["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"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","package":"dcmtk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["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"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS","package":"dcmtk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["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"]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","package":"dcmtk","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["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"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"offis","product":"dcmtk"}],"references":[{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?id.329029","tags":["vdb-entry","technical-description","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry","advisory"]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029","tags":["signature","permissions-required","Permissions Required","VDB Entry","report"]},{"url":"https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134","tags":["third-party-advisory","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry","advisory"]},{"url":"https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026","tags":["issue-tracking","Exploit","Issue Tracking","Vendor Advisory","report"]},{"url":"https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/","tags":["exploit","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","evidence"]},{"url":"https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/read","tags":["exploit","Exploit","Third Party Advisory","evidence"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4981","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v454-8grj-83c8"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/4xxx/CVE-2022-4981.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2022-4981","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4981","tags":["report"]},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4981","tags":["report"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-4981","title":"DCMTK dcmqrscp dcmqrcnf.cc readPeerList null pointer dereference","description":"A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7. 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