CVE-2026-12805
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
LOW
CVSS score
2.1
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Deferred
Source identifier
Published
2026-06-21 20:16:27.343000
Last modified
2026-10-25 23:10:00.167000
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