vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-41690): DCMTK vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 28, 2022 | Mar 22, 2023 | Aug 18, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 28, 2022
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Aug 18, 2025
Description
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.
Solutions
ubuntu-pro-upgrade-dcmtkubuntu-pro-upgrade-libdcmtk12ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libdcmtk14ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libdcmtk16ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libdcmtk17ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libdcmtk17t64ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libdcmtk5
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