VDB-367475 · Submit #821029 · CVE-2026-10194

OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 dcmqrscp dcmqrdbi.cc deleteOldestImages heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 and classified as critical. This impacts the function DcmQueryRetrieveIndexDatabaseHandle::deleteOldestImages of the file dcmqrdb/libsrc/dcmqrdbi.cc of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation leads to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-10194. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in OFFIS DCMTK 3.7.0 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function DcmQueryRetrieveIndexDatabaseHandle::deleteOldestImages of the file dcmqrdb/libsrc/dcmqrdbi.cc of the component dcmqrscp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published by elp3pinill0. It is possible to read the advisory at git.dcmtk.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-10194. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 318122 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-10194), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 0f78a4ef6f645ea5530166e445e5436a5de58e75 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.dcmtk.org.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (318122) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-33516). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

OFFIS

Name

DCMTK

Version

3.7.0

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 318122
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-10194

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 0f78a4ef6f645ea5530166e445e5436a5de58e75

Timelineinfo

05/30/2026 Advisory disclosed
05/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/02/2026 +3 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: git.dcmtk.org
Researcher: elp3pinill0
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-10194 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-10194
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-367475
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/30/2026 20:11
Updated: 06/02/2026 03:33
Changes: 05/30/2026 20:11 (57), 05/31/2026 23:44 (1), 06/02/2026 03:33 (2)
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Submitter: dapickle
Cache ID: 216::103

Submitinfo

Accepted

Submit #821029: DCMTK v3.7.0+ DEV Heap-based Buffer Overflow (by dapickle)

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