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CVE-2026-5438
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.

Publication Date April 10, 2026, 12:16 a.m.
Registration Date April 15, 2026, 11:34 a.m.
Last Update April 16, 2026, 4:31 a.m.
CVSS3.1 : HIGH
スコア 7.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
攻撃元区分(AV) ネットワーク
攻撃条件の複雑さ(AC)
攻撃に必要な特権レベル(PR) 不要
利用者の関与(UI) 不要
影響の想定範囲(S) 変更なし
機密性への影響(C) なし
完全性への影響(I) なし
可用性への影響(A)
Affected software configurations
Configuration1 or higher or less more than less than
cpe:2.3:a:orthanc-server:orthanc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1.12.11
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