DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle memory free properly. The malloced memory for storing all file information are recorded in a global variable LST and are not freed properly. Sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program can incur a 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 |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2022-06-28 06:15
Updated : 2022-07-06 12:43
NVD link : CVE-2021-41690
Mitre link : CVE-2021-41690
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CWE
CWE-401
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Products Affected
offis
- dcmtk