PT-2016-3899 · Gdcm · Grassroot Dicom

Stelios Tsampas · Published 2016-01-12 · Updated 2025-08-21 · CVE-2015-8396

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

10

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) versions prior to 2.6.2

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function, which can be triggered by crafted header dimensions in a DICOM image file. This can lead to a buffer overflow, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Recommendations For versions prior to 2.6.2, update to version 2.6.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting the use of the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function until a patch is available. Avoid processing untrusted or crafted DICOM image files with vulnerable versions of the software.

Exploit

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-8396

Affected Products

Grassroot Dicom

References · 16

• 🔥 http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/39229 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer · Exploit
• 🔥 http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533 · Exploit
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8396 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8396 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-8396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8396 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cveNotify/133036 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c · Note
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29 · Note