http://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1201178 Bug ID: 1201178 Summary: VUL-0: CVE-2021-41687: dcmtk: the program malloc a heap memory for parsing data, but does not free it when error in parsing Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE Distribution Version: Leap 15.4 Hardware: Other URL: https://smash.suse.de/issue/335776/ 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-2021-41687 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. References: http://web.nvd.nist.gov/view/vuln/detail?vulnId=CVE-2021-41687 https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85... https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-41687 -- You are receiving this mail because: You are on the CC list for the bug.