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.
github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk
github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85cb
github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/a9697dfeb672b0b9412c00c7d36d801e27ec85cb (DCMTK-3.6.7)
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2021-41687
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-41687
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-41687
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5882-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-41687