Out-of-Bounds Affecting dcmtk package, versions <3.6.9-5+deb13u2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.47% (38th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-DCMTK-17394023
  • published22 Jun 2026
  • disclosed21 Jun 2026

Introduced: 21 Jun 2026

CVE-2026-12805  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 dcmtk to version 3.6.9-5+deb13u2 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dcmtk package and not the dcmtk package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1