DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8396

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8396

    Published: 12 Jan 2016Last Modified: 9 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8396

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8396

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gdcm

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/gdcm?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.6.2-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High