CVE-2013-6825
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
Publication date:
10/06/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
7.20
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.6.1 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:3.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:3.5.2a:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:3.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:3.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:3.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://git.dcmtk.org/web?p=dcmtk.git%3Ba%3Dblob%3Bf%3DCHANGES.361
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126883/DCMTK-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/11
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58916
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532261/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67784
- http://git.dcmtk.org/web?p=dcmtk.git%3Ba%3Dblob%3Bf%3DCHANGES.361
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126883/DCMTK-Privilege-Escalation.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/11
- http://secunia.com/advisories/58916
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532261/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67784



