High 7.5HealthcarePublished Jun 24, 2022

CVE-2022-2121OFFIS DCMTK NULL Pointer Dereference

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 09:30 UTC)

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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, higher than 54% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.5 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-476
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.76% (percentile 54)
Assigned by: icscert
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Nov 3, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 12, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

OFFIS DCMTK offis:dcmtk (from the name)	from unspecified before 3.6.7	CNA record
offis dcmtk offis:dcmtk	before 3.6.7	CISA ADP
offis dcmtk offis:dcmtk	before 3.6.7	NVD

References

https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/advisories/icsma-22-174-01mitigation, third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00022.htmlmailing-list
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00032.html

The CVE record on cve.org NVD's entry

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