CVE-2015-8397

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-8397
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-01-12 20:59:03 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 8.2 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary8.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary6.4AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Malaterre Grassroots Dicom All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Full Disclosure: CVE-2015-8397: GDCM out-of-bounds read in JPEGLSCodec::DecodeExtent af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Grassroots DICOM / [Gdcm2] GDCM <2.6.1 two vulnerabilites af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Exploit, Third Party Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Grassroots DICOM / Gdcm / Commit [e547b1] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch, Third Party Advisory
GDCM 2.6.0 / 2.6.1 Out-Of-Bounds Read ≈ Packet Storm af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 packetstormsecurity.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CENSUS | GDCM out of bounds read in JPEGLSCodec :: DecodeExtent af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 census-labs.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Grassroots DICOM / Re: [Gdcm2] GDCM <2.6.1 two vulnerabilites af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Exploit, Third Party Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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