CVE-2024-29734
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 · uneditedUncontrolled search path element issue exists in SonicDICOM Media Viewer 2.3.2 and earlier, which may lead to insecurely loading Dynamic Link Libraries. As a result, arbitrary code may be executed with the privileges of the running application.
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 · high confidenceUncontrolled search path element vulnerability in SonicDICOM Media Viewer 2.3.2 and earlier allows the application to load Dynamic Link Libraries from insecure locations, enabling an attacker to plant malicious DLLs that execute with the privileges of the running application (DLL hijacking).
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CVSS 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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Identify installed SonicDICOM Media Viewer versionOpen the application, then navigate to Help > About, or locate the executable (SonicDICOM.exe), right-click and view Properties > Details. Also check for version info in the installation folder or Windows Programs and Features.Affected if The displayed version is 2.3.2 or any version number lower than 2.3.2.
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Locate the application executable directoryFind where SonicDICOM Media Viewer is installed (commonly C:\Program Files\SonicDICOM or C:\Program Files (x86)\SonicDICOM). Note the full path to the folder containing SonicDICOM.exe.Affected if The application executable resides in a folder where non-admin users have write permissions, or resides in a user-writable folder like Downloads or Desktop.
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Inspect DLL search path for writable directoriesUse Process Monitor (from Sysinternals) to trace DLL load events for SonicDICOM.exe, filtering by Path containing the application folder. Alternatively, check folder permissions by right-clicking the application folder, selecting Properties > Security, and reviewing which users have Write or Modify permissions.Affected if Writable directories exist within or alongside the application's execution path where an attacker could place a malicious DLL.
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Check for unexpected DLLs in application directoryManually list all .dll files in the application installation folder and any folder from which the application is launched. Compare against expected DLLs documented by the vendor or observed in a clean install.Affected if Unexpected or unsigned DLL files are present in the application directory or working directory, indicating potential DLL planting.
You are affected if SonicDICOM Media Viewer version 2.3.2 or earlier is installed AND the application directory or a directory in its DLL search path is writable by untrusted users, allowing DLL hijacking.
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.
From vendor dataUpdate SonicDICOM Media Viewer to a version newer than 2.3.2 that properly secures DLL loading paths, or remove writeable directories from the application's DLL search path.
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- Review / QA2.0 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-2024-29734 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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