CVE catalog

CVE-2025-53618

gdcm: CVE-2025-53618

Severity: High · CVSS 7.4CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published: Dec 16, 2025, 9:32:54 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.32% · Oct 25, 2026

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

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	gdcm	sid	`3.0.24-14`	fixed
Debian	gdcm	forky	`3.0.24-14`	fixed
Debian	gdcm	trixie	`3.0.24-5`	vulnerable
Debian	gdcm	bookworm	`3.0.21-1`	vulnerable
Cpe	grassroots_dicom	Not reported	Not reported	unknown

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	gdcm	source	sid	`3.0.24-11`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1123587]
Debian	gdcm	source	forky	`3.0.24-11`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1123587]
Debian	gdcm	source	trixie	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1123587]
Debian	gdcm	source	bookworm	`(unfixed)`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1123587]

[Debian bug #1123587]

Notes

[trixie] gdcm: Minor issue [bookworm] gdcm: Minor issue

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[gdcm-doc]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · all · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[libgdcm3.0]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[libgdcm-cil]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[libgdcm-dev]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[libgdcm-java]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[libgdcm-tools]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[libvtkgdcm-9.1]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[libvtkgdcm-dev]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[libvtkgdcm-tools]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[python3-gdcm]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
[python3-vtkgdcm]Affected
Source package: [gdcm]
Details (2)
- 3.0.21-1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm
- 3.0.21-1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Affected
  dsa · gdcm · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 24, 2026, 8:00:24 AM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]