CVE-2015-8979
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parsePresentationContext function in storescp in DICOM dcmtk-3.6.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long string sent to TCP port 4242.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Mixed 6 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.6.1~20160216-2 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.6.1~20160216-2 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.6.1~20160216-2 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.6.1~20160216-2 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.6.1~20160216-2 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| dicom | dcmtk | {"endIncluding":"3.6.0"} | |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140191/DCMTK-storescp-DICOM-storage-C-STORE-SCP-Remote-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3749
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/18/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94951
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5384.php
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405919
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8979
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.