CVE-2026-97059

DCMTK through 3.7.0 Heap Over-read via NumberOfFrames

Published: Sep 24, 2026Updated: Sep 24, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-125

8.2HIGH

Description

DCMTK through 3.7.0 contains a heap over-read vulnerability in ConcatenationLoader that copies pixel data frames without validating the PixelData buffer length against the declared NumberOfFrames. Attackers can craft malicious DICOM instances declaring more frames than the buffer contains to trigger heap over-reads that crash the application or leak adjacent heap memory.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:NUser Interaction

None

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:LConfidentiality

Low

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

Affected Products

OFFIS

oss-project·DE

DCMTKLibrary

OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

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References

https://support.dcmtk.org/redmine/issues/1281

support.dcmtk.org

https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/18379d5b8d234977cc30644e9e70d76d89c87285

github.com

https://github.com/DCMTK/dcmtk/commit/c33790827a192a598d20463af701a8b819f46ec1

github.com

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