CVE-2015-8396

critical

Published 2016-01-12 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

10.0

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

10.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

98%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

Exploit-DB

EDB-39229 dos linux

Stelios Tsampas · 2016-01-12

Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) 2.6.0 and 2.6.1 - ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer Buffer Overflow

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OS impact

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`2.6.2-1`
sid	Fixed	`2.6.2-1`
forky	Fixed	`2.6.2-1`
bullseye	Fixed	`2.6.2-1`
bookworm	Fixed	`2.6.2-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
malaterre	grassroots_dicom	`{"endIncluding":"2.6.0"}`
malaterre	grassroots_dicom	`2.6.1`

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

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