CVE-2026-50254
OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 8.7 High
- Published
- Jun 30, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 1, 2026
- Reserved
- Jun 22, 2026
Description
An unauthenticated remote attacker can repeatedly send a single crafted connection request to leak memory. Against storescp in its default single-process mode, memory grows quickly and the service is eventually killed, after which it stops accepting connections until an operator restarts it.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 8.7 High | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | icscert |
| 3.1 | 7.5 High | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | icscert |
Weaknesses
- CWE-401 Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
DCMTK ToolkitOFFIS DICOM |
|
References
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