CVE-2020-36855DCMTK dcmqrscp parseQuota stack-based overflow
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EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, higher than 15% of scored CVEs.
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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.
- CVSS
- 5.3 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-121, CWE-119
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.25% (percentile 15)
- Assigned by
- VulDB
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
offis dcmtk offis:dcmtk | before 3.6.6 | NVD |
References
- https://vuldb.com/?id.329028vdb-entry, technical-description, third-party-advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329028signature, permissions-required, vdb-entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.673137third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
- https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/exploit, third-party-advisory
- https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/readexploit, third-party-advisory
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