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Vulnerability details: VCID-wzbj-7mz3-cfc1
Vulnerability ID VCID-wzbj-7mz3-cfc1
Aliases CVE-2022-4981
Summary 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.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 4.3
Risk 2.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (2)
CWE-404 Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference
System Score Found at
epss 0.00015 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-4981
epss 0.00015 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-4981
cvssv2 1.7 https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
cvssv3 3.3 https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
cvssv3.1 3.3 https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
cvssv4 4.8 https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
ssvc Track https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
cvssv2 1.7 https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
cvssv3 3.3 https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
cvssv3.1 3.3 https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
cvssv4 4.8 https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
ssvc Track https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
cvssv2 1.7 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
cvssv3 3.3 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
cvssv3.1 3.3 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
cvssv4 4.8 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
ssvc Track https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
cvssv2 1.7 https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
cvssv3 3.3 https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
cvssv3.1 3.3 https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
cvssv4 4.8 https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
ssvc Track https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
cvssv2 1.7 https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
cvssv3 3.3 https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
cvssv3.1 3.3 https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
cvssv4 4.8 https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
ssvc Track https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2022-4981
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-4981
1026 https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
?ctiid.329029 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
?id.329029 https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
?submit.673134 https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
No exploits are available.
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C Found at https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P Found at https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-21T15:22:37Z/ Found at https://shimo.im/docs/e1Azd4dDQXUgOGqW/
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C Found at https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P Found at https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-21T15:22:37Z/ Found at https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1026
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C Found at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P Found at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-21T15:22:37Z/ Found at https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329029
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C Found at https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P Found at https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-21T15:22:37Z/ Found at https://vuldb.com/?id.329029
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C Found at https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

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Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C Found at https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P Found at https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-10-21T15:22:37Z/ Found at https://vuldb.com/?submit.673134
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.02975
EPSS Score 0.00015
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T17:38:57.185476+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2022/4xxx/CVE-2022-4981.json 38.6.0