Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2015-8979

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.

  • Published: Feb 15, 2017
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2015-8979
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
debian / debian_linux 8.0 8.0.x
dicom / dcmtk - 3.6.0.x