CVE-2013-6825

NameCVE-2013-6825
Description(1) movescu.cc and (2) storescp.cc in dcmnet/apps/, (3) dcmnet/libsrc/scp.cc, (4) dcmwlm/libsrc/wlmactmg.cc, (5) dcmprscp.cc and (6) dcmpsrcv.cc in dcmpstat/apps/, (7) dcmpstat/tests/msgserv.cc, and (8) dcmqrdb/apps/dcmqrscp.cc in DCMTK 3.6.1 and earlier does not check the return value of the setuid system call, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a large number of processes.
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Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dcmtk (PTS)bullseye3.6.5-1fixed
bookworm3.6.7-9~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie3.6.8-6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dcmtksource(unstable)3.6.1~20150629-1unimportant

Notes

http://hmarco.org/bugs/dcmtk-3.6.1-privilege-escalation.html
Not running with elevated privileges in Debian packaging
http://git.dcmtk.org/web?p=dcmtk.git;a=commitdiff;h=beaf5a5c24101daeeafa48c375120b16197c9e95;hp=5349794c4c458c76609b7aeb53d0ca28cf9fe9f0

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