CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2015-8396

Published: Jan 12, 2016 | Modified: Aug 21, 2025
CVSS 3.x
10
CRITICAL
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
10 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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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.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Grassroots_dicomMalaterre*2.6.0 (including)
Grassroots_dicomMalaterre2.6.1 (including)2.6.1 (including)
GdcmUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
GdcmUbuntuprecise*
GdcmUbuntutrusty*
GdcmUbuntutrusty/esm*
GdcmUbuntuupstream*
GdcmUbuntuvivid*
GdcmUbuntuwily*

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