CVE-2022-2121 HIGH

CVE-2022-2121: OFFIS DCMTK NULL Pointer Dereference

Vendor Offis

Product DCMTK

Weakness CWE-476

Published June 24, 2022

Last update November 3, 2025

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CVSS base score

7.5/10

Attack vector Adjacent

Attack complexity High

Privileges required None

User interaction None

Confidentiality High

Integrity High

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

OFFIS DCMTK's (All versions prior to 3.6.7) has a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability while processing DICOM files, which may result in a denial-of-service condition.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

June 24, 2022 CVE published

November 3, 2025 Record updated

External resources

03References

NVD — National Vulnerability Database https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2121 CWE — Common Weakness Enumeration https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

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