CVE-2024-23914Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on Windows. When MC_Open_Association() function is…
- 5.7MediumCVSS base score
- 0.26%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 81% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerability in Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++ on Windows. When MC_Open_Association() function is used to open DICOM Association and gets DICOM Application Context Name with illegal characters, it might result in an unhandled exception.
Timeline
ID reserved
By Nozomi
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Published
- 3 months later
· 3 months later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NozomiCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | Medium5.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.26% · top 81% of all CVEs (12 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.7.
Affected products
Merative · Merge DICOM Toolkit C/C++
- affected v5.6.0 – ≤ v5.17.0
What to do
Solution: The issue is resolved in Merge DICOM Toolkit 5.18.0 release.
Workaround: The vulnerability can be exploited by unauthenticated attackers with a privileged position in the network. As a temporary solution, until a patch is released, it is highly recommended do not expose the vulnerable component inside an untrusted network.
References
References1
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2024-21344 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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