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    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.

    Published:Jun 10, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Jun 10, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.00051
    CVSS Score:7.2

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Offis
    Product
    Dcmtk

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126883/DCMTK-Privilege-Escalation.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126883/DCMTK-Privilege-Escalation.html

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High