DCMTK v3.6.7 was discovered to contain a memory leak via the T_ASC_Association object.
CVE-2022-43272
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-12-02. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 49(Track)EG Risk 49/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation2% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 2%
- EPSS %ILE
- 75%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 2, 2022
Last Modified
November 3, 2025
References (13)
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/songxpu/bug_report/tree/master/DCMTK/memory_leak_in_3.6.7
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00022.html
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4HROBSUUV2LZCYUNODI2YM7G7AYYO75B/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3QG7MSHORLYAHDXMYG6FQKU4GOCRBCR/
- cve@mitrehttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMQ2USESKF6OAZAH64OFHNK2HJIJVGPP/
- cve@mitrehttps://www.wolai.com/vaVuMxU4gGqFakbzvc9NYw
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/songxpu/bug_report/tree/master/DCMTK/memory_leak_in_3.6.7
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00022.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00032.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4HROBSUUV2LZCYUNODI2YM7G7AYYO75B/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/R3QG7MSHORLYAHDXMYG6FQKU4GOCRBCR/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UMQ2USESKF6OAZAH64OFHNK2HJIJVGPP/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.wolai.com/vaVuMxU4gGqFakbzvc9NYw
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | libdcmtk14 (3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1) @ focal | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
| ubuntu | libdcmtk-dev (3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1) @ xenial | 2026-05-25 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(5 across 5 ecosystems)
Debian:10(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcmtk | 3.6.4-2.1 | 3.6.4-2.1+deb10u1 | — |
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcmtk | 3.6.5-1 | 3.6.5-1+deb11u1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
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|---|---|---|---|
| dcmtk | — | 3.6.7-8 | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcmtk | — | 3.6.7-8 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcmtk | — | 3.6.7-8 | — |
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