CVE-2021-41690 is a memory leak vulnerability affecting DCMTK through version 3.6.6, specifically within the dcmqrdb program. An unauthenticated attacker can remotely trigger this flaw by sending specially crafted requests, leading to improper memory deallocation. This can result in a denial-of-service (DoS) condition due to resource exhaustion. While rated High severity (CVSS 7.5), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 3.6.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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