UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979

    Published: 15 Feb 2017Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8979
    Aliases:
    USN-5882-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8979, http://zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5384.php, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/17/2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5882-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8979

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dcmtk

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

    Affected versions

    3.6.0-14
    3.6.0-15

    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
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