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    CVE-2026-5442

    A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the DICOM image decoder. Dimension fields are encoded using Value Representation (VR) Unsigned Long (UL), instead of the expected VR Unsigned Short (US), which allows extremely large dimensions to be processed. This causes an integer overflow during frame size calculation and results in out-of-bounds memory access during image decoding.

    Published:Apr 9, 2026
    Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
    EPS:Apr 9, 2026
    EPSS Score:0.00062
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Orthanc
    Product
    Dicom Server
    Vendor
    Orthanc-server
    Product
    Orthanc

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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