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CVE-2015-8979

Stack-based buffer overflow in the parsePresentationContext function in storescp in DICOM dcmtk-3...

7.5 HighFix available

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

3.91%Up 2.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

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 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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 HighCVSS: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

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dcmtk
Debian:12
before 3.6.1~20160216-2
3.6.1~20160216-2
dcmtk
Debian:13
before 3.6.1~20160216-2
3.6.1~20160216-2
dcmtk
Debian:14
before 3.6.1~20160216-2
3.6.1~20160216-2
dcmtk
Debian:7
before 3.6.0-12+deb7u1, plus listed versions
3.6.0-12
3.6.0-12+deb7u1
dcmtk
Debian:8
before 3.6.0-15+deb8u1, plus listed versions
3.6.0-15
3.6.0-15+deb8u1
dcmtk
Ubuntu: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
dcmtk
Ubuntu: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
dcmtk
Ubuntu: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
dcmtk
Ubuntu: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
dcmtk
Ubuntu: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

History
WhenChangedSources
2026-11-03aliasesEUVD
2026-11-02createdCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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