CVE-2026-5443: A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists during the decoding of `PA ...

Severity: Critical

CVSS Score: 9.8

A heap buffer overflow vulnerability exists during the decoding of `PALETTE COLOR` DICOM images. Pixel length validation uses 32-bit multiplication for width and height calculations. If these values overflow, the validation check incorrectly succeeds, allowing the decoder to read and write to memory beyond allocated buffers.