CVE-2021-41690
HIGHOffis Dcmtk < 3.6.6 - Memory Leak
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
7.5
EPSS
0.0014
EPSS Percentile
33.8%
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