CVE-2020-36855
A security vulnerability has been detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.5. The affected element is the function parseQuota of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation of the argument StorageQuota leads to stack-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.6 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is 0fef9f02e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Published:Oct 21, 2025
Last Modified:Oct 31, 2025
EPS:Oct 21, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00014
CVSS Score:5.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Dicom
Product
Dcmtk
Dicom
Dcmtk
Vendor
Offis
Product
Dcmtk
Offis
Dcmtk
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
