CVE-2026-5440 (GCVE-0-2026-5440)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-09 14:43 – Updated: 2026-04-14 16:34
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Memory Exhaustion via Unbounded Content-Length
Summary
A memory exhaustion vulnerability exists in the HTTP server due to unbounded use of the `Content-Length` header. The server allocates memory directly based on the attacker supplied header value without enforcing an upper limit. A crafted HTTP request containing an extremely large `Content-Length` value can trigger excessive memory allocation and server termination, even without sending a request body.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-14 15:12 UTC
Assigner
References
3 references
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orthanc | DICOM Server |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 1.12.10
(custom)
|
guessed |
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