UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8979
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2015/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979
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Published
2017-02-15T15:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:43:33Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dcmtk

Package

Name
dcmtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk@3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.0-14
3.6.0-15

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dcmtk",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dcmtk-www",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk2",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk2-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / dcmtk

Package

Name
dcmtk
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dcmtk@3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1

Affected versions

3.*

3.6.0-15.1
3.6.1~20150629-5
3.6.1~20150924-4
3.6.1~20150924-5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dcmtk",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk-dev",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdcmtk5",
            "binary_version": "3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1"
        }
    ]
}