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.
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Heap out-of-bounds read in DCMTK RLE decodeFrame() | |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:3.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: securin
Published: 2026-10-08T12:55:09.201Z
Updated: 2026-10-08T14:09:23.670Z
Reserved: 2026-05-05T02:49:00.667Z
Link: CVE-2026-44034
Updated: 2026-10-08T14:09:19.388Z
Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-10-08T13:17:17.347
Modified: 2026-10-08T21:10:00.133
Link: CVE-2026-44034