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CVE-2026-5444

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Description

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PAM image parsing logic. When Orthanc processes a crafted PAM image embedded in a DICOM file, image dimensions are multiplied using 32-bit unsigned arithmetic. Specially chosen values can cause an integer overflow during buffer size calculation, resulting in the allocation of a small buffer followed by a much larger write operation during pixel processing.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
7.1 (v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2026-04-09 15:16:16.760000
Last modified
2026-10-26 00:10:00.150000
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  "id": "CVE-2026-5444",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-04-09T15:16:16.760",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T00:10:00.150",
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    }
  ],
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      "source": "[email protected]",
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          "product": "DICOM Server",
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