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dcmtk — security advisory
A security flaw has been discovered in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.7.0. This impacts the function executeOnReception/executeOnEndOfStudy of the file dcmnet/apps/storescp.cc of the component storescp. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The patch is named edbb085e45788dccaf0e64d71534cfca925784b8. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
- Products
- dcmtk
- Affected versions
- 3.6.7-8, 3.6.7-9~deb12u1, 3.6.7-9~deb12u2, 3.6.7-9~deb12u3, 3.6.9-5, 3.6.9-6, 3.7.0+really3.6.9-1, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-0+exp1, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-1, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-2, 3.7.0-1
- Fixed versions
- 3.6.7-9~deb12u4, 3.6.9-5+deb13u1, 3.7.0+really3.7.0-3
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-5663
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 12:17 UTC · Revision 2
Source evidence
A security flaw has been discovered in OFFIS DCMTK up to 3.7.0. This impacts the function executeOnReception/executeOnEndOfStudy of the file dcmnet/apps/storescp.cc of the component storescp. Performing a manipulation results in os command injection. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The patch is named edbb085e45788dccaf0e64d71534cfca925784b8. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5663
dcmtk
Fixed versions: 3.6.7-9~deb12u4
dcmtk
Fixed versions: 3.6.9-5+deb13u1
dcmtk
Fixed versions: 3.7.0+really3.7.0-3
Complete source record
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