CVE-2013-6825
EPSS 0.11%
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.
How to fix CVE-2013-6825
To remediate CVE-2013-6825, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dcmtk—upgrade to 3.6.1~20150629-1 or later
Is CVE-2013-6825 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.6.1~20150629-1