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CVE-2020-36855

A security vulnerability has been detected in DCMTK up to 3.6.5. The affected element is the function parseQuota of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation of the argument StorageQuota leads to stack-based buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.6.6 is sufficient to fix this issue. The identifier of the patch is 0fef9f02e. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Published

2025-10-21T15:15:36.750

Last Modified

2025-10-31T15:04:02.253

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-119
    CWE-121
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application offis dcmtk < 3.6.6 Yes
References