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Status published
Critical
CVE-2015-8396
Integer overflow in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmImageRegionReader.cxx in Grassroots...
Vulnerability 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 Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
Affected Vendor
malaterre
View all reports →Affected Software
grassroots dicom
Vulnerable Versions:
0, 2.6.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 12th, 2016
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.