Heap corruption via unchecked decoded image dimensions
Published Apr 25, 2024 · Updated Sep 10, 2026
Out-of-bounds write in GDCM 3.0.23 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted JPEG 2000 DICOM file. DecodeByStreamsCommon copies decoded pixels into a raw buffer without first verifying that the JPEG 2000 width and height match the DICOM dimensions used to size it. Exploitation requires the target to decode the supplied file; the overwrite can corrupt process memory and terminate the decoder.
Summary
What happened
Out-of-bounds write in GDCM 3.0.23 allows remote attackers to corrupt heap memory by supplying a crafted JPEG 2000 DICOM file. DecodeByStreamsCommon copies decoded pixels into a raw buffer without first verifying that the JPEG 2000 width and height match the DICOM dimensions used to size it. Exploitation requires the target to decode the supplied file; the overwrite can corrupt process memory and terminate the decoder.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-22373
- Published
- Apr 25, 2024
- Updated
- Sep 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Grassroots DICOM
- Product
- GDCM
- Classifications
- CWE-119
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Apr 25, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=3.0.23
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