CVE-2015-8396
Integer overflow in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmImageRegionReader.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows attackers to execute
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 16.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 96.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 10.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-01-12 20:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 08:13Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2015-12-02
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 91e9702e40b38986d1ebaa805d7ff55b01e4b619aea5894d685f2c81dd2d24ff
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com20160111 CVE-2015-8396: GDCM buffer overflow in ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBufferhttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded
- sourceforge.net[gdcm-developers] 20151204 [Gdcm2] GDCM <2.6.1 two vulnerabiliteshttp://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/
- www.exploit-db.com39229https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/
- sourceforge.nethttp://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- sourceforge.net[gdcm-developers] 20151221 Re: [Gdcm2] GDCM <2.6.1 two vulnerabiliteshttp://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/
- census-labs.comhttp://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/
- seclists.org20160111 CVE-2015-8396: GDCM buffer overflow in ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBufferhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- gdcm Fixed in 2.6.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- gdcm Fixed in 2.6.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- gdcm Fixed in 2.6.2-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- gdcm Fixed in 2.2.4-1.1ubuntu4+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.