CVE-2013-6825 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 10 Jun 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain privileges by exploiting unchecked setuid return values in DCMTK applications via process creation.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2013-6825?

CVE-2013-6825 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 10 Jun 2014. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-6825?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Offis Dcmtk.

How do I fix CVE-2013-6825?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2013-6825 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-6825 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-6825, GHSA-9xf4-22r3-7ccc, UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6825.