Code execution via server-name stack overflow
Published Feb 5, 2026 · Updated Feb 5, 2026
Stack-based buffer overflow in Rubo Medical Imaging BV Rubo DICOM Viewer 2.0 allows attackers to execute code via an oversized server name. The DICOM server-name field accepts more than 1,868 bytes into a fixed stack buffer, letting crafted data replace the Structured Exception Handler and redirect execution. Exploitation requires active interaction with the Send DICOM Files configuration, and successful code runs with the viewer process privileges.
Summary
What happened
Stack-based buffer overflow in Rubo Medical Imaging BV Rubo DICOM Viewer 2.0 allows attackers to execute code via an oversized server name. The DICOM server-name field accepts more than 1,868 bytes into a fixed stack buffer, letting crafted data replace the Structured Exception Handler and redirect execution. Exploitation requires active interaction with the Send DICOM Files configuration, and successful code runs with the viewer process privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2020-37120
- Published
- Feb 5, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 5, 2026
- Vendor
- Rubo Medical Imaging BV
- Product
- Rubo DICOM Viewer
- Classifications
- CWE-121, T1204.004
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 5, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.0
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Public exploit references
- Rubo DICOM Viewer 2.0 Buffer Overflow SEHfunctional · demonstrated
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