Description
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.
Published: 2016-01-12
Score: 10.0 Critical
EPSS: 18.7% Moderate
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Malaterre
Malaterre grassroots Dicom
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:grassroots_dicom_project:grassroots_dicom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:grassroots_dicom_project:grassroots_dicom:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Grassroots Dicom Project
Grassroots Dicom Project grassroots Dicom
Malaterre
Malaterre grassroots Dicom

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Malaterre Grassroots Dicom
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:13:32.903Z

Reserved: 2015-12-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8396

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-01-12T20:59:02.700

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-8396

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