CVE-2021-41687
HIGHOffis Dcmtk < 3.6.6 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
39.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-401
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
offis/dcmtk
< 3.6.6
Timeline
Published
Jun 28, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026