CVE-2026-12805
Severity CVSS v4.0:
LOW
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
21/06/2026
Last modified:
23/06/2026
Description
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.
Impact
Base Score 4.0
2.10
Severity 4.0
LOW
Base Score 3.x
6.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
7.50
Severity 2.0
HIGH
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://git.dcmtk.org/?p=dcmtk.git;a=commit;h=1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b
- https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/1d4b3815c0987840a983160bfc671fef63a3105b
- https://medium.com/@faboherrera.fabo/dcmtk-vulnerability-report-201afc687790
- https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1208
- https://vuldb.com/cve/CVE-2026-12805
- https://vuldb.com/submit/836273
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/372599
- https://vuldb.com/vuln/372599/cti



