vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2021-41688): 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 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 28, 2022
Added
Mar 22, 2023
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle memory free properly. The object in the program is free but its address is still used in other locations. Sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program will incur a double free. 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-libdcmtk17t64ubuntu-pro-upgrade-libdcmtk5ubuntu-upgrade-dcmtkubuntu-upgrade-libdcmtk14ubuntu-upgrade-libdcmtk17
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