PT-2026-51253 · Offis · Dcmtk

Faboherrrera · Published 2026-06-21 · Updated 2026-06-21 · CVE-2026-12805

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions OFFIS DCMTK versions prior to 3.7.1

Description A heap-based buffer overflow can occur in the XMLNode::parseFile() function within the ofstd/libsrc/ofxml.cc library. This issue allows a remote attacker to execute a manipulation that leads to the memory corruption.

Recommendations Update to a version later than 3.7.0. As a temporary workaround, restrict the use of the XMLNode::parseFile() function until the update is applied.

Exploit

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Heap Based Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-122

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-12805

Affected Products

Dcmtk

References · 11

• 🔥 https://medium.com/@faboherrera.fabo/dcmtk-vulnerability-report-201afc687790 · Exploit
• https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b · Patch
• https://git.dcmtk.org/?p=dcmtk.git;a=commit;h=1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12805 · Security Note
• https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1208 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/submit/836273 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-12805 · Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2068800497499206040 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2068833214030888963 · Twitter Post
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/372599 · Note
• https://vuldb.com/vuln/372599/cti · Note