CVE-2021-41687

Published Jun 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.8% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3847-1 dcmtk security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4038-1 dcmtk security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-28699 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-5882-1 DCMTK vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7010-1 DCMTK vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-7010-2 DCMTK regression
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00129}

epss

{'score': 0.00135}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 8:33 PM
Reserved
Sep 27, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 28, 2022, 1:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:08 AM