Vulnerability · Published Dec 16, 2025 · Assigned by talos
CVE-2025-53618
High 7.4
In plain English
A high-severity memory corruption in Grassroot DICOM from Grassroot DICOM. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 25% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the JPEGBITSCodec::InternalCode 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 function `grayscale_convert` is called based of the value of the malicious DICOM file specifying the intended interpretation of the image pixel data
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | gdcm | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-53618 |
| Debian:13 | gdcm | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-53618 |
| Debian:14 | gdcm | 3.0.24-11 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-53618 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | gdcm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53618 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | gdcm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53618 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gdcm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53618 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | gdcm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53618 |
| Ubuntu:26.10 | gdcm | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-53618 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Grassroot DICOM | Grassroot DICOM | 3.024 |
Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H