CVE-2015-8397
The JPEGLSCodec::DecodeExtent function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmJPEGLSCodec.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows…
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- mitre
Description
The JPEGLSCodec::DecodeExtent function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmJPEGLSCodec.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an embedded JPEG-LS image with dimensions larger than the selected region in a (1) two-dimensional or (2) three-dimensional DICOM image file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.
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 | 3.1 | High8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 8.2.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135206/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Out-Of-Bounds-Read.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [gdcm-developers] 20151204 [Gdcm2] GDCM <2.6.1 two vulnerabilites (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_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
- 20160111 CVE-2015-8397: GDCM out-of-bounds read in JPEGLSCodec::DecodeExtent (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 20160111 CVE-2015-8397: GDCM out-of-bounds read in JPEGLSCodec::DecodeExtent (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-out-bounds-read-jpeglscodec-decodeextent/ (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)
- 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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