CVE-2015-8396
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189
Numeric Errors
Publication date:
12/01/2016
Last modified:
21/08/2025
Description
Integer overflow in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmImageRegionReader.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted header dimensions in a DICOM image file, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
10.00
Severity 3.x
CRITICAL
Base Score 2.0
10.00
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.0 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/



