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      "value": "DCMTK through 3.6.6 does not handle memory free properly. The object in the program is free but its address is still used in other locations. Sending specific requests to the dcmqrdb program will incur a double free. An attacker can use it to launch a DoS attack."
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      "lang": "es",
      "value": "DCMTK versiones hasta 3.6.6 no maneja apropiadamente la liberaci\u00f3n de memoria. El objeto en el programa est\u00e1 libre pero su direcci\u00f3n sigue siendo usada en otras ubicaciones. El env\u00edo de peticiones espec\u00edficas al programa dcmqrdb incurrir\u00e1 en una doble liberaci\u00f3n. Un atacante puede usarlo para lanzar un ataque DoS"
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