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CVE-2015-8979

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-02-15 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected products

• Debian Linux: 8.0
• Dicom Dcmtk: through 3.6.0

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140191/DCMTK-storescp-DICOM-storage-C-STORE-SCP-Remote-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3749
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/18/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94951
• http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5384.php
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405919
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/140191/DCMTK-storescp-DICOM-storage-C-STORE-SCP-Remote-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3749
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/18/2
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94951
• http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5384.php
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1405919

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