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CVE PROGRAM SOURCE RECORD7.5 High

CVE-2026-5438

Gzip Decompression Bomb via Content-Encoding Header

Description

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.

Affected products

Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.

Orthanc DICOM Server

  • 0 to ≤ 1.12.10affected

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