CVE-2015-8396
Integer overflow in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmImageRegionReader.cxx in Grassroots…
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- mitre
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.
Public exploit
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Exploit-DB1 entry
- Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) 2.6.0 and 2.6.1 - ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer Buffer Overflow (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 39229dos, linuxpublished 12 Jan 2016Not verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 39229 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 41 days later
· 41 days later
Published
- 9 years later
· 9 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical10.0 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 16.0% · top 3.1% of all CVEs (9 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 10.0.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- 20160111 CVE-2015-8396: GDCM buffer overflow in ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- [gdcm-developers] 20151204 [Gdcm2] GDCM <2.6.1 two vulnerabilites (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 39229 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [gdcm-developers] 20151221 Re: [Gdcm2] GDCM <2.6.1 two vulnerabilites (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 20160111 CVE-2015-8396: GDCM buffer overflow in ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2015-8278 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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