title: MicroDicom DICOM Heap-based Buffer Overflow
description:
MicroDicom DICOM Viewer versions 2023.3 (Build 9342) and prior are affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability, which could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of DICOM Viewer. A user must open a malicious DCM file in order to exploit the vulnerability.
problem types: CWE-122
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: DICOM Viewer
vendor: MicroDicom
versions:
lessThanOrEqual:  2023.3 (Build 9342), status: affected, version: 0, versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL
solutions:
MicroDicom has provided a fix and recommends users upgrade to  2024.1 https://www.microdicom.com/ .
For additional assistance,  contact MicroDicom https://www.microdicom.com/contacts.html  directly