CVE-2021-41690
mediumpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.018 · 79 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
ssvc
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affected products (9)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (10)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2021-41690/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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