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Debian: CVE-2021-41689: dcmtk -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2021-41689: dcmtk -- security update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
06/28/2022
Created
07/02/2024
Added
07/03/2024
Modified
07/03/2024

Description

DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle string copy properly. Sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program, it would query its database and copy the result even if the result is null, which can incur a head-based overflow. An attacker can use it to launch a DoS attack.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-dcmtk

References

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