| Name | CVE-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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcmtk (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 3.6.0-15+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 3.6.1~20160216-4+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| buster (security), buster, buster (lts) | 3.6.4-2.1+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 3.6.5-1 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 3.6.7-9~deb12u1 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 3.6.8-6 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dcmtk | source | (unstable) | 3.6.1~20150629-1 | unimportant |
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