An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Grassroots DICOM library (GDCM). The issue is triggered during parsing of a malformed DICOM file containing encapsulated PixelData fragments (compressed image data stored as multiple fragments). This vulnerability leads to a segmentation fault caused by an out-of-bounds memory access due to unsigned integer underflow in buffer indexing. It is exploitable via file input, simply opening a crafted malicious DICOM file is sufficient to trigger the crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

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Solution

The maintainer of the software recommends users update Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) to v3.2.2 or later https://github.com/malaterre/GDCM/releases/tag/v3.2.2  from the main GitHub repository. SimpleITK and medInria have both released fixes for the vulnerability.


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History

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:30:00 +0000


Tue, 16 Dec 2025 00:15:00 +0000

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Metrics threat_severity

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threat_severity

Moderate


Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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Grassroots Dicom Project grassroots Dicom
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Vendors & Products Grassroots Dicom Project
Grassroots Dicom Project grassroots Dicom
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Malaterre grassroots Dicom

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Description An out-of-bounds write vulnerability exists in the Grassroots DICOM library (GDCM). The issue is triggered during parsing of a malformed DICOM file containing encapsulated PixelData fragments (compressed image data stored as multiple fragments). This vulnerability leads to a segmentation fault caused by an out-of-bounds memory access due to unsigned integer underflow in buffer indexing. It is exploitable via file input, simply opening a crafted malicious DICOM file is sufficient to trigger the crash, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.
Title Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) Out-of-bounds Write
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: icscert

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-20T20:25:52.481Z

Reserved: 2025-10-03T15:37:16.725Z

Link: CVE-2025-11266

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-20T20:25:52.481Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-12-12T21:15:51.653

Modified: 2026-01-20T21:16:02.423

Link: CVE-2025-11266

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-12-12T20:48:57Z

Links: CVE-2025-11266 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-14T21:16:08Z

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