CVE-2015-8396 EXPLOIT
10.0
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 16% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 10.0 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 16.03% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-189 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2016-01-12 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| malaterre | grassroots dicom |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) 2.6.0 and 2.6.1 - ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer Buffer Overflow | 2016-01-12 |
References
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/
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