{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6825","details":"(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.","modified":"2026-05-20T16:03:06.066029748Z","published":"2014-06-10T14:55:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2013-6825"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2013-6825"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://hmarco.org/bugs/dcmtk-3.6.1-privilege-escalation.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://secunia.com/advisories/58916"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Jun/11"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126883/DCMTK-Privilege-Escalation.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"http://git.dcmtk.org/web?p=dcmtk.git;a=blob;f=CHANGES.361"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-6825"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dcmtk","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fnoble"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.6.7-9","3.6.7-9.1build2","3.6.7-9.1build3","3.6.7-9.1build4","3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_version":"3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1","binary_name":"dcmtk"},{"binary_name":"libdcmtk17t64","binary_version":"3.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6825.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dcmtk","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:25.10","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk?arch=source&distro=questing"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.6.9-4","3.6.9-5","3.6.9-5build1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"dcmtk","binary_version":"3.6.9-5build1"},{"binary_version":"3.6.9-5build1","binary_name":"dcmtk-data"},{"binary_name":"libdcmtk19","binary_version":"3.6.9-5build1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6825.json"}},{"package":{"name":"dcmtk","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:26.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk?arch=source&distro=resolute"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["3.6.9-5build1","3.6.9-6","3.7.0+really3.6.9-1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"dcmtk","binary_version":"3.7.0+really3.6.9-1"},{"binary_version":"3.7.0+really3.6.9-1","binary_name":"dcmtk-data"},{"binary_version":"3.7.0+really3.6.9-1","binary_name":"libdcmtk19"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2013/UBUNTU-CVE-2013-6825.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"medium"}]}