CVE-2026-5438 (GCVE-0-2026-5438)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-04-09 14:44
Modified
2026-04-14 16:34
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Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthanc | DICOM Server |
Version: 0 < |
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Sightings
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