CVE-2025-53618
Publication date 16 December 2025
Last updated 13 April 2026
Ubuntu priority
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
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| gdcm | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
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| 25.10 questing |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
|
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Vulnerable, fix deferred
|
Notes
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score |
7.4 · High
|
| Attack vector | Local |
| Attack complexity | High |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |