VDB
CVE-2015-8979
CVE-2015-8979
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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.
EPSS 3.91% · 89.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
3.91%
89.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | dcmtk | 0, 3.6.0-15, 3.6.0-14 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | dcmtk | 0, 3.6.0-15.1, 3.6.1~20150629-5 |
Timeline
- Feb 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 26, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8979 third-party-advisory
- http://zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5384.php third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/17/2 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5882-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8979 third-party-advisory