CVE-2013-6825
(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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-264
- EPSS score
- 0.5% (42th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2013-6627)
- Published
- June 10, 2014
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-6627 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- offis / dcmtk
- offis / dcmtk
- offis / dcmtk
- offis / dcmtk
- offis / dcmtk
- offis / dcmtk
- offis / dcmtk
References
- http://git.dcmtk.org/web?p=dcmtk.git%3Ba=blob%3Bf=CHANGES.361
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126883/DCMTK-Privilege-Escalation.html(Exploit)
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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