CVE-2020-36855

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    CVE-2020-36855

    Published: 21 Oct 2025Last Modified: 7 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://vuldb.com/?id.329028, https://vuldb.com/?submit.673137, https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329028, https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/, https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/read

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -6cb30bd7fb42190e0188afbd8cb961c62a6fb9c9

    Affected versions

    DCMTK-3.6.5
    DCMTK-3.6.5+_20191213
    DCMTK-3.6.4
    DCMTK-3.6.3
    DCMTK-3.6.2
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20170228
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20161102
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20160630
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20160216
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20150924
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20150629
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20150217
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20140617
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20131114
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20121102
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20120831
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20120515
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20120222
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20111208
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20110922
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20110707
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20110519
    DCMTK-3.6.1_20110225
    DCMTK-3.6.0

    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
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