CVE-2026-5444

HIGH

Heap Buffer Overflow in PAM Image Buffer Allocation

Title source: cna
STIX 2.1

Description

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the PAM image parsing logic. When Orthanc processes a crafted PAM image embedded in a DICOM file, image dimensions are multiplied using 32-bit unsigned arithmetic. Specially chosen values can cause an integer overflow during buffer size calculation, resulting in the allocation of a small buffer followed by a much larger write operation during pixel processing.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.1
EPSS 0.0001
EPSS Percentile 2.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

CISA SSVC

Vulnrichment
Exploitation none
Automatable no
Technical Impact partial

Details

CWE
CWE-787
Status published
Products (2)
Orthanc/DICOM Server < 1.12.10
orthanc-server/orthanc < 1.12.11
Published Apr 09, 2026
Tracked Since Apr 09, 2026