Grassroot DICOM 3.024 DICOM File Parser GrabOverlayFromPixelData memory corruption

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A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Grassroot DICOM 3.024. Impacted is the function Overlay::GrabOverlayFromPixelData of the component DICOM File Parser. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-52582. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

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A vulnerability has been found in Grassroot DICOM 3.024 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function Overlay::GrabOverlayFromPixelData of the component DICOM File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the Overlay::GrabOverlayFromPixelData functionality of Grassroot DICOM 3.024. A specially crafted DICOM file can lead to an information leak. An attacker can provide a malicious file to trigger this vulnerability.

The advisory is available at talosintelligence.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-52582 since 07/07/2025. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/02/2026).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 278965 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-52582), 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 (278965). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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• Grassroot

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• DICOM

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• 3.024

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