CVE-2020-36855

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.
References
Link Resource
https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329028 Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.329028 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.673137 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/read Exploit Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

31 Oct 2025, 15:04

Type Values Removed Values Added
References () https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/ - () https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
References () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329028 - () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.329028 - Permissions Required, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/?id.329028 - () https://vuldb.com/?id.329028 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://vuldb.com/?submit.673137 - () https://vuldb.com/?submit.673137 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/read - () https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/read - Exploit, Third Party Advisory
First Time Offis dcmtk
Offis
CPE cpe:2.3:a:offis:dcmtk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

21 Oct 2025, 16:15

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References
  • () https://shimo.im/docs/rp3OMVMDPKtjn0km/read -

21 Oct 2025, 15:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2025-10-21 15:15

Updated : 2025-10-31 15:04


NVD link : CVE-2020-36855

Mitre link : CVE-2020-36855

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-36855


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Products Affected

offis

  • dcmtk
CWE
CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow