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CVE-2026-44034

Heap out-of-bounds read in DCMTK RLE decodeFrame()

4.8 Medium

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 allows an attacker to read up to 63 bytes of adjacent heap memory, or cause a crash, via a crafted RLE Lossless DICOM file whose pixel data fragment is shorter than the 64-byte RLE header. The function copies 64 bytes without checking the fragment length, a check that the sibling function decode() already performs. Applications that decode RLE images frame by frame (for example, through DcmPixelData::getUncompressedFrame()) are affected. The dcmdrle command-line tool uses decode() and is not affected. The issue is fixed in commit 45469f3c30037e9c7159290e4bb74cd7b3b9ef1d.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Exploit likelihood

0.11%Unchanged since Oct 9, 2026
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 4.8

Heap out-of-bounds read in DCMTK RLE decodeFrame()

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 allows an attacker to read up to 63 bytes of adjacent heap memory, or cause a crash, via a crafted RLE Lossless DICOM file whose pixel data fragment is shorter than the 64-byte RLE header. The function copies 64 bytes without checking the fragment length, a check that the sibling function decode() already performs. Applications that decode RLE images frame by frame (for example, through DcmPixelData::getUncompressedFrame()) are affected. The dcmdrle command-line tool uses decode() and is not affected. The issue is fixed in commit 45469f3c30037e9c7159290e4bb74cd7b3b9ef1d.

Record
CVE-2026-44034
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-94937 4.8

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 allows an attacker to read up to 63 bytes of adjacent heap memory, or cause a crash, via a crafted RLE Lossless DICOM file whose pixel data fragment is shorter than the 64-byte RLE header. The function copies 64 bytes without checking the fragment length, a check that the sibling function decode() already performs. Applications that decode RLE images frame by frame (for example, through DcmPixelData::getUncompressedFrame()) are affected. The dcmdrle command-line tool uses decode() and is not affected. The issue is fixed in commit 45469f3c30037e9c7159290e4bb74cd7b3b9ef1d.

Record
EUVD-2026-94937
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mmr5-x4mp-rpf4 4.8

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd...

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 allows an attacker to read up to 63 bytes of adjacent heap memory, or cause a crash, via a crafted RLE Lossless DICOM file whose pixel data fragment is shorter than the 64-byte RLE header. The function copies 64 bytes without checking the fragment length, a check that the sibling function decode() already performs. Applications that decode RLE images frame by frame (for example, through DcmPixelData::getUncompressedFrame()) are affected. The dcmdrle command-line tool uses decode() and is not affected. The issue is fixed in commit 45469f3c30037e9c7159290e4bb74cd7b3b9ef1d.

Record
GHSA-mmr5-x4mp-rpf4
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 4.8

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 allows an attacker to read up to 63 bytes of adjacent heap memory, or cause a crash, via a crafted RLE Lossless DICOM file whose pixel data fragment is shorter than the 64-byte RLE header. The function copies 64 bytes without checking the fragment length, a check that the sibling function decode() already performs. Applications that decode RLE images frame by frame (for example, through DcmPixelData::getUncompressedFrame()) are affected. The dcmdrle command-line tool uses decode() and is not affected. The issue is fixed in commit 45469f3c30037e9c7159290e4bb74cd7b3b9ef1d.

Record
CVE-2026-44034
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.8

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 allows an attacker to read up to 63 bytes of adjacent heap memory, or cause a crash, via a crafted RLE Lossless DICOM file whose pixel data fragment is shorter than the 64-byte RLE header. The function copies 64 bytes without checking the fragment length, a check that the sibling function decode() already performs. Applications that decode RLE images frame by frame (for example, through DcmPixelData::getUncompressedFrame()) are affected. The dcmdrle command-line tool uses decode() and is not affected. The issue is fixed in commit 45469f3c30037e9c7159290e4bb74cd7b3b9ef1d.

Record
CVE-2026-44034
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2026-44034 4.8

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 allows an attacker to read up to 63 bytes of adjacent heap memory, or cause a crash, via a crafted RLE Lossless DICOM file whose pixel data fragment is shorter than the 64-byte RLE header. The function copies 64 bytes without checking the fragment length, a check that the sibling function decode() already performs. Applications that decode RLE images frame by frame (for example, through DcmPixelData::getUncompressedFrame()) are affected. The dcmdrle command-line tool uses decode() and is not affected. The issue is fixed in commit 45469f3c30037e9c7159290e4bb74cd7b3b9ef1d.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44034
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-44034 4.8

A heap-based out-of-bounds read in DcmRLECodecDecoder::decodeFrame() in dcmdata/libsrc/dcrleccd.cc of OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 allows an attacker to read up to 63 bytes of adjacent heap memory, or cause a crash, via a crafted RLE Lossless DICOM file whose pixel data fragment is shorter than the 64-byte RLE header. The function copies 64 bytes without checking the fragment length, a check that the sibling function decode() already performs. Applications that decode RLE images frame by frame (for example, through DcmPixelData::getUncompressedFrame()) are affected. The dcmdrle command-line tool uses decode() and is not affected. The issue is fixed in commit 45469f3c30037e9c7159290e4bb74cd7b3b9ef1d.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-44034
CVSS 4.0
4.8 MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1
4.4 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dcmtk
Debian:12
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.7-113.6.7-123.6.7-133.6.7-143.6.7-15
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3.6.7-83.6.7-93.6.7-9.13.6.7-9~deb12u13.6.7-9~deb12u23.6.7-9~deb12u33.6.7-9~deb12u43.6.8-13.6.8-23.6.8-33.6.8-43.6.8-53.6.8-63.6.8-73.6.8~git20221024.b8950f9-13.6.8~git20221024.b8950f9-23.6.8~git20221024.b8950f9-33.6.8~git20231027.1549d8c-13.6.8~git20231027.1549d8c-23.6.9-13.6.9-23.6.9-33.6.9-43.6.9-53.6.9-63.7.0+really3.6.9-13.7.0+really3.7.0-0+exp13.7.0+really3.7.0-13.7.0+really3.7.0-23.7.0+really3.7.0-33.7.0+really3.7.0-43.7.0+really3.7.0-53.7.0+really3.7.0-63.7.0+really3.7.0-73.7.0-1
None known
dcmtk
Debian:13
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.9-53.6.9-5+deb13u13.6.9-5+deb13u23.6.9-5+deb13u33.6.9-6
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3.7.0+really3.6.9-13.7.0+really3.7.0-0+exp13.7.0+really3.7.0-13.7.0+really3.7.0-23.7.0+really3.7.0-33.7.0+really3.7.0-43.7.0+really3.7.0-53.7.0+really3.7.0-63.7.0+really3.7.0-73.7.0-1
None known
dcmtk
Debian:14
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.9-53.6.9-63.7.0+really3.6.9-13.7.0+really3.7.0-0+exp13.7.0+really3.7.0-1
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3.7.0+really3.7.0-23.7.0+really3.7.0-33.7.0+really3.7.0-43.7.0+really3.7.0-53.7.0+really3.7.0-63.7.0+really3.7.0-73.7.0-1
None known
dcmtk
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.0-15.13.6.1~20150629-53.6.1~20150924-43.6.1~20150924-53.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm13.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm23.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm3
None known
dcmtk
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.2-23.6.2-2build13.6.2-33.6.2-3build13.6.2-3build2
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3.6.2-3build33.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm13.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm23.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm3
None known
dcmtk
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.4-2.13.6.4-2.1build13.6.4-2.1build23.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm13.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.13.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1+esm13.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.23.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.2+esm1
None known
dcmtk
Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.5-13.6.6-3ubuntu13.6.6-3ubuntu23.6.6-43.6.6-53.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm13.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm2
None known
dcmtk
Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.7-93.6.7-9.1build23.6.7-9.1build33.6.7-9.1build43.6.7-9.1ubuntu0.1~esm1
None known
dcmtk
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
3.7.0+really3.6.9-13.7.0+really3.7.0-23.7.0+really3.7.0-53.7.0+really3.7.0-63.7.0+really3.7.0-7ubuntu1
None known
dcmtk
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
3.6.9-5build13.6.9-63.7.0+really3.6.9-1
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-44034 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.8) in Offis Dcmtk, published October 8, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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