Vulnerability in Malaterre Grassroots Dicom
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 arbitrary code via crafted header dimensions in a DICOM image file, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.160 (96.8th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 97th percentile — 96.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.160 · newest: 0.160 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Malaterre Grassroots Dicom — versions 2.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded (mailing-list)
- sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/ (mailing-list, Exploit)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/ (exploit)
- sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/ (mailing-list, Exploit)
- census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintob… (Exploit)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29 (mailing-list)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8396?
- CVE-2015-8396 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Malaterre Grassroots Dicom, classified under CWE-189. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2016-01-12.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8396?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8396 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.