CVE-2021-41687
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
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affected products (9)
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references (10)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-41687/cnnvd
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtkcnnvd
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85cbcnnvd
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtkenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85cbenisa_euvd
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/06/msg00022.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtkProductThird Party Advisorynvd
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85cbPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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