Description
A vulnerability has been found in xmedcon 0.25.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function malloc of the component DICOM File Handler. The manipulation leads to integer underflow. The attack can be launched remotely. Upgrading to version 0.25.1 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | xmedcon | 0.25.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | xmedcon | 0.25.1-gtk3+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | xmedcon | 0.25.1-gtk3+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | xmedcon | 0.23.0-gtk3+dfsg-1+deb12u2 | — |
| Debian 11 | xmedcon | 0.16.3+dfsg-1+deb11u2 | DLA-4237-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | xmedcon | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | xmedcon | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | xmedcon | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | xmedcon | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | xmedcon | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | xmedcon | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | xmedcon | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | xmedcon | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- DLA-4237-1 xmedcon - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
References
- VDB-300541 | xmedcon DICOM File malloc integer underflow vdb-entry technical-description
- VDB-300541 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- Submit #522216 | xmedcon (X)MedCon 0.25.0 Buffer Overflow third-party-advisory
- https://xmedcon.sourceforge.io/Main/New patch