CVE-2015-8979
HIGH7.5EPSS 3.4%dcmtk - security update
Published: 2/15/2017Modified: 3/9/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8979DLA-755-1
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parsePresentationContext function in storescp in DICOM dcmtk-3.6.0 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a long string sent to TCP port 4242.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/dcmtkfrom 0, < 3.6.1~20160216-2
- Debian/dcmtkfrom 0, < 3.6.0-12+deb7u1
- Debian/dcmtkfrom 0, < 3.6.0-15+deb8u1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |