CVE-2026-12805
MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS 3.1
Description
A flaw has been found in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.7.0. The affected element is the function XMLNode::parseFile in the library ofstd/libsrc/ofxml.cc. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be performed from remote. The exploit has been published and may be used. This patch is called 1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
6.3
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFIS | DCMTK | — | 3.0, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 … |
Weakness (CWE)
CVSS scores (4)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | N/D | 2.0 | cna | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C |
| 6.3 | MEDIUM | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| 6.3 | MEDIUM | 3.0 | cna | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C |
| 5.3 | MEDIUM | 4.0 | cna | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
References (8)
- VDB-372599 | OFFIS DCMTK ofxml.cc parseFile heap-based overflow https://vuldb.com/vuln/372599
- VDB-372599 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) https://vuldb.com/vuln/372599/cti
- CVE-2026-12805 | CVE Analysis and Report https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-12805
- Submit #836273 | DCMTK 3.7.0 and below Heap-based Buffer Overflow https://vuldb.com/submit/836273
- https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1208
- https://git.dcmtk.org/?p=dcmtk.git;a=commit;h=1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b
- https://medium.com/@faboherrera.fabo/dcmtk-vulnerability-report-201afc687790
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b