CVE-2021-41687

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
https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk Product Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85cb Patch Third Party Advisory
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Configurations

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cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2022-06-28 06:15

Updated : 2022-07-06 12:44


NVD link : CVE-2021-41687

Mitre link : CVE-2021-41687


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CWE
CWE-401

Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

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Products Affected

offis

  • dcmtk