Out-of-Bounds Affecting dcmtk package, versions <3.6.1~20160216-2
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-DCMTK-275458
- published15 Feb 2017
- disclosed15 Feb 2017
Introduced: 15 Feb 2017
CVE-2015-8979 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:9 dcmtk to version 3.6.1~20160216-2 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dcmtk package and not the dcmtk package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parsePresentationContext function in storescp in DICOM dcmtk-3.6.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long string sent to TCP port 4242.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8979
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3749
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140191/DCMTK-storescp-DICOM-storage-C-STORE-SCP-Remote-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
- http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5384.php
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/18/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405919
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94951
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8979