CVE-2026-5438

EUVD-2026-20914
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
7.5 HIGH
NETWORK
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 18%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
orthanc-serverorthanc
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< 1.12.11
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= Vulnerable software versions
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Debian Product
Codename
orthanc
bookworm
no-dsa
bookworm (security)
vulnerable
bullseye
vulnerable
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
forky
1.12.11+dfsg-7
fixed
sid
1.12.11+dfsg-7
fixed
trixie
no-dsa