CVE-2023-35986: Santesoft Sante DICOM Viewer Pro Stack-based Buffer Overflow

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-121

Description

Sante DICOM Viewer Pro lacks proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing DICOM files. This could lead to a stack-based buffer overflow. An attacker could leverage this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

Affected products

Sante DICOM Viewer Pro: before 12.2.6 — fixed in 12.2.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sante DICOM Viewer Pro 12.2.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-285-01
https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-medical-advisories/icsma-23-285-01

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