CVE-2023-35986 Santesoft Sante DICOM Viewer Pro Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by tricking users into opening malicious DICOM files in Sante DICOM Viewer Pro.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-35986?
CVE-2023-35986 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Santesoft Sante DICOM Viewer Pro, published on 19 Oct 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-35986?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Santesoft Dicom Viewer Pro.
How do I fix CVE-2023-35986?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-35986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-35986 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-35986 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Santesoft Sante DICOM Viewer Pro
- CVE-2025-5307 Santesoft Sante DICOM Viewer Pro Out-of-bounds Read
- CVE-2025-2480 Santesoft Sante DICOM Viewer Pro Out-of-bounds Write
- CVE-2026-2034 Sante DICOM Viewer Pro DCM File Parsing Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-5481 Sante DICOM Viewer Pro DCM File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-34295 Sante DICOM Viewer Pro DCM File Parsing Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wrh7-xqxc-wghp.