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.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk | Product Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85cb | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00022.html | |
https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk | Product Third Party Advisory |
https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85cb | Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00022.html |
Configurations
History
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References | () https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00022.html - |
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Information
Published : 2022-06-28 13:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 06:26
NVD link : CVE-2021-41687
Mitre link : CVE-2021-41687
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-41687
JSON object : View
Products Affected
offis
- dcmtk
CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime