DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle memory free properly. The program malloc a heap memory for parsing data, but does not free it when error in parsing. Sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program incur the memory leak. An attacker can use it to launch a DoS attack.
Metrics
Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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Debian DLA |
DLA-3847-1 | dcmtk security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-4038-1 | dcmtk security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2021-28699 | DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle memory free properly. The program malloc a heap memory for parsing data, but does not free it when error in parsing. Sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program incur the memory leak. An attacker can use it to launch a DoS attack. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-5882-1 | DCMTK vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7010-1 | DCMTK vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-7010-2 | DCMTK regression |
Fixes
Solution
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Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T03:15:29.277Z
Reserved: 2021-09-27T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2021-41687
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Status : Modified
Published: 2022-06-28T13:15:10.213
Modified: 2024-11-21T06:26:37.953
Link: CVE-2021-41687
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DLA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN