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Product
Grassroots DICOM (GDCM)
1
CVEs
0
On KEV
7.5
Max CVSS
0
New 30D
VulnerabilityHigh
Grassroots DICOM (GDCM)
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Summary
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to send a specially crafted file, and when parsed, could result in a denial-of-service condition.
The following versions of Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) are affected:
Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) 3.2.2 (CVE-2026-3650)
CVSS
Vendor
Equipment
Vulnerabilities
v3 7.5
Grassroots
Grassroots DICOM (GDCM)
Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
Background
Critical Infrastructure Sectors: Healthcare and Public Health
Countries/Areas Deployed: Worldwide
Company Headquarters Location: United States
Vulnerabilities
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CVE-2026-3650
A memory leak exists in the Grassroots DICOM library (GDCM). The bug occurs when parsing malformed DICOM files with non-standard VR types in file meta information. The vulnerability leads to vast memory allocations and resource depletion, triggering a denial-of-service condition. A maliciously crafted file can fill the heap in a single read operation without properly releasing it.
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Affected Products
Grassroots DICOM (GDCM)
Vendor: Grassroots
Product Version: Grassroots Grassroots DICOM (GDCM): 3.2.2
Product Status: known_affected
Remediations
Mitigation The maintainer of Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) has not responded to requests to work with CISA to mitigate this vulnerability. For update information refer to the software page ...
Mar 24, 2026·CISA Advisories
