CVE-2026-50254

HIGH

OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

An unauthenticated remote attacker can repeatedly send a single crafted connection request to leak memory. Against storescp in its default single-process mode, memory grows quickly and the service is eventually killed, after which it stops accepting connections until an operator restarts it.

References (3)

Core 3

Scores

CVSS v3 7.5
EPSS 0.0042
EPSS Percentile 34.2%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable yes
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-401
Status published
Products (1)
OFFIS DICOM/DCMTK Toolkit < 3.7.0
Published Jun 30, 2026
Tracked Since Jul 01, 2026