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CVE-2022-4981

3.3 · LOW

A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7.

Published Oct 21, 2025CWE-404EPSS 0.27%

Overview

CVE-2022-4981 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 21, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability was detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.7. The impacted element is the function DcmQueryRetrieveConfig::readPeerList of the file /dcmqrcnf.cc of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit is now public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.8 is sufficient to resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 957fb31e5. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refshimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/Refsupport.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.329029Refvuldb.com/?id.329029Refvuldb.com/?submit.673134Refshimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/read

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4981?

CVE-2022-4981 is a low-severity vulnerability. It was published on October 21, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2022-4981?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 3.3, rated LOW. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2022-4981?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2022-4981?

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