Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 26, 2026· Updated Mar 27, 2026
Grassroots DICOM Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
CVE-2026-3650
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.
Affected products
2- Grassroots/Grassroots DICOM (GDCM)v5Range: 3.2.2
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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