Grassroots DICOM 3.2.2 DICOM File Parser memory leak

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Grassroots DICOM 3.2.2. This affects an unknown part of the component DICOM File Parser. Such manipulation leads to memory leak. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-3650. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Grassroots DICOM 3.2.2. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component DICOM File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory leak vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-401. The product does not sufficiently track and release allocated memory after it has been used, which slowly consumes remaining memory. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed by Volodymyr Bihunenko, Mykyta Mudryi and Markiian Chaklosh. The advisory is available at sourceforge.net. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-3650 since 03/06/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 323102 (Debian dla-4652 : gdcm-doc - security update), 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 databases at Tenable (323102) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-16450). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory leak
CWE: CWE-401 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 323102
Nessus Name: Debian dla-4652 : gdcm-doc - security update

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Timelineinfo

03/06/2026 CVE reserved
03/26/2026 +20 days Advisory disclosed
03/26/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
06/27/2026 +93 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: sourceforge.net
Researcher: Volodymyr Bihunenko, Mykyta Mudryi, Markiian Chaklosh
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-3650 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-3650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-353762
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/26/2026 23:15
Updated: 06/27/2026 15:10
Changes: 03/26/2026 23:15 (75), 03/27/2026 04:28 (1), 06/27/2026 15:10 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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