SecuriTricks - CVE-2020-36855

Description

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.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor	Product	Versions
Dcmtk	Dcmtk	<3.6.6

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language	Software Edition	Target Software	Target Hardware	Other Information
a	dcmtk	dcmtk	<3.6.6	/	/	/	/	/	/	/

References

https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/

https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329028

https://vuldb.com/?id.329028

https://vuldb.com/?submit.673137

https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/read

CVSS Score

4.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Attack Complexity: LOW
Attack Requirements: NONE
Privileges Required: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope:
Confidentiality Impact: LOW
Integrity Impact: LOW
Availability Impact: LOW
Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 21, 2025, 3:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 21, 2025, 7:31 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cna@vuldb.com

CVE-2020-36855