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CVE-2026-44034

MediumCVSS 4.8 / 10
Published Oct 8, 2026·Last modified Oct 10, 2026
Affected Components(48)
dcmtk/dcmtk
DCMTK-3.1.1
dcmtk/dcmtk
DCMTK-3.6.5+_20191213
dcmtk/dcmtk
DCMTK-3.6.1_20170228
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Description

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 allows an attacker to read up to 63 bytes of adjacent heap memory, or cause a crash, via a crafted RLE Lossless DICOM file whose pixel data fragment is shorter than the 64-byte RLE header. The function copies 64 bytes without checking the fragment length, a check that the sibling function decode() already performs. Applications that decode RLE images frame by frame (for example, through DcmPixelData::getUncompressedFrame()) are affected. The dcmdrle command-line tool uses decode() and is not affected. The issue is fixed in commit 45469f3c30037e9c7159290e4bb74cd7b3b9ef1d.

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Risk Scores
Base Score
4.8

The vulnerability requires local access to the device to be exploited. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights.

Threat Intelligence
1.1

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
0.11%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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