Numeric Errors Affecting gdcm package, versions <2.2.4-1.1ubuntu4+esm1
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Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-GDCM-357943
- published12 Jan 2016
- disclosed12 Jan 2016
Introduced: 12 Jan 2016
CVE-2015-8396 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 gdcm to version 2.2.4-1.1ubuntu4+esm1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gdcm package and not the gdcm package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-8396
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8396
- 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://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229