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CVE-2015-8396
Integer overflow in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmImageRegionReader.cxx in Grassroots…
Critical10.0EPSS 16.0%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical10.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.0% · top 3.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (8)
- 20160111 CVE-2015-8396: GDCM buffer overflow in ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [gdcm-developers] 20151204 [Gdcm2] GDCM <2.6.1 two vulnerabilites (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 39229 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [gdcm-developers] 20151221 Re: [Gdcm2] GDCM <2.6.1 two vulnerabilites (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160111 CVE-2015-8396: GDCM buffer overflow in ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
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