Out-of-Bounds Affecting dcmtk package, versions <3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.73% (90th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-DCMTK-275461
  • published15 Feb 2017
  • disclosed15 Feb 2017

Introduced: 15 Feb 2017

CVE-2015-8979  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 dcmtk to version 3.6.120150924-5ubuntu0.1esm1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 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.