dcmtk: A flaw has been found in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.7.0
CVE-2026-12805 is fixed in dcmtk on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12805, released June 25, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
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.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| dcmtk · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 3.6.7-9~deb12u4 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12805 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| dcmtk · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 3.6.9-5+deb13u2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12805 | Jun 25, 2026 |
| dcmtk · Debian 14 | 3.7.0+really3.7.0-6 | DEBIAN-CVE-2026-12805 | Jun 25, 2026 |
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