CVE-2021-41688

DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle memory free properly

published June 28, 2022

CVSS
—
EPSS
2%
Percentile
78.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01794 · 78.2th percentile
Published
2022-06-28T09:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 JUN 09:44Z
    DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle memory free properly
    cvelistv5