CVE-2024-1696
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn Santesoft Sante FFT Imaging versions 1.4.1 and prior once a user opens a malicious DCM file on affected FFT Imaging installations, a local attacker could perform an out-of-bounds write, which could allow for arbitrary code execution.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceSantesoft Sante FFT Imaging versions 1.4.1 and prior contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability when parsing specially crafted DCM medical image files. An attacker can trigger this vulnerability by enticing a user to open a malicious DCM file, potentially achieving arbitrary code execution in the context of the running application.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.4.2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Determine installed version of Sante FFT ImagingOpen the application and navigate to Help > About, or check the program's file properties in the installation directory, to find the exact version numberAffected if The displayed version is 1.4.1 or any version prior to 1.4.2
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Confirm the application processes DCM filesCheck if the software has been used to open or load .DCM medical image files, or if the DCM processing module is activeAffected if The application is used to process DCM files from any source
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Review recent file processing activityCheck application logs, recent documents, or file history for evidence of DCM file operationsAffected if DCM files have been opened recently in the application
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Inspect system for indicators of compromiseReview antivirus/EDR alerts related to the Sante FFT Imaging process, and check for unexpected DLL loading or memory anomaliesAffected if Suspicious activity or alerts are associated with the application processing DCM files
A user is affected if Sante FFT Imaging version is less than 1.4.2 and the application is used to open DCM medical image files from untrusted sources.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.4.2
Update Sante FFT Imaging to a patched version once available, and exercise caution when opening DCM files from untrusted sources. Implement endpoint detection and monitoring for suspicious file processing activity.
Santesoft Sante FFT Imaging 1.4.2
- Obtain Santesoft Sante FFT Imaging version 1.4.2 or later from the official vendor source
- Install or apply the update following the vendor's standard upgrade procedure
- Verify the installation shows version 1.4.2 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-1696 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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