Bug 2491215 (CVE-2026-12805) - CVE-2026-12805 dcmtk: OFFIS DCMTK: Heap-based buffer overflow in XML parsing
Summary: CVE-2026-12805 dcmtk: OFFIS DCMTK: Heap-based buffer overflow in XML parsing
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-12805
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Product Security DevOps Team
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Depends On: 2491279 2491280
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2026-06-21 20:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-06-22 06:39 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-06-21 20:01:18 UTC 
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.
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