CVE catalog
CVE-2026-12805
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 o
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.47% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dcmtk | sid | 3.7.0+really3.7.0-7 | fixed |
| Debian | dcmtk | forky | 3.7.0+really3.7.0-7 | fixed |
| Debian | dcmtk | trixie | 3.6.9-5+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | dcmtk | bookworm | 3.6.7-9~deb12u4 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dcmtk | source | sid | 3.7.0+really3.7.0-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1140562] |
| Debian | dcmtk | source | forky | 3.7.0+really3.7.0-6 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1140562] |
| Debian | dcmtk | source | trixie | 3.6.9-5+deb13u2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1140562] |
| Debian | dcmtk | source | bookworm | 3.6.7-9~deb12u4 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1140562] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [dcmtk]Fixed
Details (2)
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.7-9~deb12u4nvd · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; nvd · dcmtk · debian · 12
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.7-9~deb12u4nvd · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; nvd · dcmtk · debian · 12
- [dcmtk-doc]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.7-9~deb12u4nvd · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; nvd · dcmtk · debian · 12
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.7-9~deb12u4nvd · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; nvd · dcmtk · debian · 12
- [libdcmtk17]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.7-9~deb12u4nvd · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; nvd · dcmtk · debian · 12
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.7-9~deb12u4nvd · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; nvd · dcmtk · debian · 12
- [libdcmtk-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.7-9~deb12u4nvd · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; nvd · dcmtk · debian · 12
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.7-9~deb12u4nvd · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; nvd · dcmtk · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [dcmtk]Fixed
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
- [dcmtk-data]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
- [dcmtk-doc]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
- [libdcmtk19]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
- [libdcmtk-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.9-5+deb13u2nvd · dcmtk · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [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://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12805]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12805]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-12805]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-12805.json]
- [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]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]