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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2022-06-28T09:38:17.000Z
Updated: 2025-11-03T20:33:58.161Z
Reserved: 2021-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2021-41689
Updated: 2025-11-03T20:33:58.161Z
Status : Modified
Published: 2022-06-28T13:15:10.587
Modified: 2025-11-03T21:15:43.513
Link: CVE-2021-41689
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