CVE-2015-8979
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parsePresentationContext function in storescp in DICOM dcmtk-3...
CVE-2015-8979 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Dicom Dcmtk, published December 21, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.91%, the 90th percentile. Fixed in dcmtk 3.6.1~20160216-2.
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-8979- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-8979- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8833 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8833- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x6w2-3v28-f4m6
7.5
Stack-based buffer overflow in the parsePresentationContext function in storescp in DICOM dcmtk-3...
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.
- Record
GHSA-x6w2-3v28-f4m6- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.5
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.
- Record
CVE-2015-8979- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8979
7.5
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.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8979- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979
7.5
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-5882-1 No score
dcmtk vulnerabilities
Gjoko Krstic discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled buffers. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2015-8979)
Omar Ganiev discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled buffers. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-1010228)
Jinsheng Ba discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled certain requests. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-41687, CVE-2021-41688, CVE-2021-41689, and CVE-2021-41690)
Sharon Brizinov and Noam Moshe discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2119 and CVE-2022-2120)
Sharon Brizinov and Noam Moshe discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled pointers. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-2121)
It was discovered that DCMTK incorrectly handled certain inputs. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted input file, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-43272)
- Record
USN-5882-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dcmtkDebian:12 |
before 3.6.1~20160216-2 | 3.6.1~20160216-2 |
dcmtkDebian:13 |
before 3.6.1~20160216-2 | 3.6.1~20160216-2 |
dcmtkDebian:14 |
before 3.6.1~20160216-2 | 3.6.1~20160216-2 |
dcmtkDebian:7 |
before 3.6.0-12+deb7u1, plus listed versions 3.6.0-12 |
3.6.0-12+deb7u1 |
dcmtkDebian:8 |
before 3.6.0-15+deb8u1, plus listed versions 3.6.0-15 |
3.6.0-15+deb8u1 |
dcmtkUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 3.6.0-143.6.0-15 |
3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 |
dcmtkUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 3.6.0-15.13.6.1~20150629-53.6.1~20150924-43.6.1~20150924-5 |
3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
dcmtkUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 3.6.2-23.6.2-2build13.6.2-33.6.2-3build13.6.2-3build23.6.2-3build3 |
3.6.2-3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
dcmtkUbuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS |
before 3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 3.6.4-2.13.6.4-2.1build13.6.4-2.1build2 |
3.6.4-2.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
dcmtkUbuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS |
before 3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1, plus listed versions 3.6.5-13.6.6-3ubuntu13.6.6-3ubuntu23.6.6-43.6.6-5 |
3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
packetstormsecurity.com/files/140191/DCMTK-storescp-DICOM-storage-C-STORE-SCP-Remote-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
securityfocus.com/bid/94951
debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3749
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/18/2
zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5384.php
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405919
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8979
github.com/advisories/GHSA-x6w2-3v28-f4m6
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8979
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8979
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/17/2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5882-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8979
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-1010228
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-41687
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-41688
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-41689
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2021-41690
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2119
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2120
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-2121
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-43272