| Bug ID | 1201180 |
|---|---|
| Summary | VUL-0: CVE-2021-41689: dcmtk: sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program, it would query its database and copy the result even if the result is null |
| Classification | openSUSE |
| Product | openSUSE Distribution |
| Version | Leap 15.4 |
| Hardware | Other |
| URL | https://smash.suse.de/issue/335774/ |
| OS | Other |
| Status | NEW |
| Severity | Minor |
| Priority | P5 - None |
| Component | Basesystem |
| Assignee | screening-team-bugs@suse.de |
| Reporter | abergmann@suse.com |
| QA Contact | security-team@suse.de |
| Found By | Security Response Team |
| Blocker | --- |
CVE-2021-41689 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. References: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-41689 http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-41689 https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/5c14bf53fb42ceca12bbcc0016e8704b1580920d https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk