CVE-2026-3650 — Grassroots DICOM Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
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 vulnerabi…
Published: 2026-03-26 · CVSS: 8.7 · CVSS 4.0
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.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7