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OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit

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OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit

OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit versions 3.7.0 and earlier contain five critical vulnerabilities including path traversal, memory leaks, and type confusion flaws. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to write files outside intended directories, access unauthorized information, exhaust memory, or crash client and server processes. The vendor has provided fixes available in the latest GitHub releases.

Why it matters: DCMTK is used in healthcare and critical infrastructure worldwide; these vulnerabilities are remotely exploitable without authentication and should be patched urgently.

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OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit

OFFIS DCMTK Toolkit versions 3.7.0 and earlier contain five critical vulnerabilities including path traversal, memory leaks, and type confusion flaws. Successful exploitation could allow attackers to write files outside intended directories, access unauthorized information, exhaust memory, or crash client and server processes. The vendor has provided fixes available in the latest GitHub releases.

Why it matters: DCMTK is used in healthcare and critical infrastructure worldwide; these vulnerabilities are remotely exploitable without authentication and should be patched urgently.

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