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HIGHCVE-2026-5438Published Modified CNA certcc

CVE-2026-5438: Gzip Decompression Bomb via Content-Encoding Header

A gzip decompression bomb vulnerability exists when Orthanc processes HTTP request with `Content-Encoding: gzip`. The server does not enforce limits on decompressed size and allocates memory based on attacker-controlled compression metadata. A specially crafted gzip payload can trigger excessive memory allocation and exhaust system memory.

Metrics

CVSS v3.1
7.5
Severity
HIGH
Fixed in
Affected Products
1
Affected packages
  • Orthanc / DICOM Server
    ≤ 1.12.10
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H