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.
History

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Grassroots
Grassroots grassroots Dicom
Vendors & Products Grassroots
Grassroots grassroots Dicom

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

threat_severity

Moderate


Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description 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.
Title Grassroots DICOM Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Weaknesses CWE-401
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published: 2026-03-26T21:10:30.864Z

Updated: 2026-03-26T21:10:30.864Z

Reserved: 2026-03-06T16:24:00.662Z

Link: CVE-2026-3650

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-03-26T22:16:31.370

Modified: 2026-03-26T22:16:31.370

Link: CVE-2026-3650

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-03-26T21:10:30Z

Links: CVE-2026-3650 - Bugzilla