Grassroot DICOM 3.024 DICOM File Parser DecodeByStreams memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Grassroot DICOM 3.024. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function RLECodec::DecodeByStreams of the component DICOM File Parser. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-48429. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Grassroot DICOM 3.024. This affects the function RLECodec::DecodeByStreams of the component DICOM File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the RLECodec::DecodeByStreams functionality of Grassroot DICOM 3.024. A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to leaking heap data. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

The advisory is shared at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-48429 since 07/09/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/08/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 278969 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-48429), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (278969). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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• Grassroot

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• DICOM

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• 3.024

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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