(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)…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.49% · top 58% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-264 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-264 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (6)

• 20140602 CVE-2013-6825 DCMTK Root Privilege escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126883/DCMTK-Privilege-Escalation.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 58916 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://git.dcmtk.org/web?p=dcmtk.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES.361 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 67784 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 20140604 CVE-2013-6825 DCMTK Root Privilege escalation (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

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Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 17:46 UTC.