CVE-2021-41689

Published Jun 28, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle string copy properly. Sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program, it would query its database and copy the result even if the result is null, which can incur a head-based overflow. 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-2021-28701 DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle string copy properly. Sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program, it would query its database and copy the result even if the result is null, which can incur a head-based overflow. 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
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Dcmtk
Dcmtk dcmtk
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:dcmtk:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Dcmtk
Dcmtk dcmtk
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00079}

epss

{'score': 0.00094}

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