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CVE-2015-8397 json

The JPEGLSCodec::DecodeExtent function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmJPEGLSCodec.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows…

published 2016-01-12 10 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-8279

cvss
8.2
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
3.6%
EPSS 3.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The JPEGLSCodec::DecodeExtent function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmJPEGLSCodec.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an embedded JPEG-LS image with dimensions larger than the selected region in a (1) two-dimensional or (2) three-dimensional DICOM image file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Patch / fix

  • malaterre grassroots_dicom 2.6.2
  • gdcm Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.6.2-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8397

  • gdcm Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS 2.2.4-1.1ubuntu4+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8397

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2015-8397 updated cvss 5.8

gdcm: Out-of-bounds read in JPEGLSCodec::DecodeExtent

  • Red Hat All currently supported Red Hat products
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

3.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • sourceforge.net http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • census-labs.com http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-out-bounds-read-jpeglscodec-decodeextent/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 8.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
NVD 2.0 6.4 AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

Sources

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