FKIE_CVE-2026-5440

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-04-09 15:16 - Updated: 2026-04-14 20:26
Severity ?
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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.
References
cret@cert.orghttps://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/536588Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cret@cert.orghttps://www.machinespirits.de/Not Applicable
cret@cert.orghttps://www.orthanc-server.com/Product
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
orthanc-server orthanc *
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  "lastModified": "2026-04-14T20:26:57.417",
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          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
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