CVE-2026-5440

HIGH

7.5

Description

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.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published4/9/2026

Last Modified4/14/2026

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

orthanc-server:orthanc

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/536588(cret@cert.org)

https://www.machinespirits.de/(cret@cert.org)

https://www.orthanc-server.com/(cret@cert.org)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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