| Name | CVE-2015-8979 |
| 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-755-1, DSA-3749-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 848830 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| dcmtk (PTS) | jessie (security), jessie | 3.6.0-15+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch | 3.6.1~20160216-4 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 3.6.2-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| dcmtk | source | (unstable) | 3.6.1~20160216-2 | medium | 848830 | |
| dcmtk | source | jessie | 3.6.0-15+deb8u1 | medium | DSA-3749-1 | |
| dcmtk | source | wheezy | 3.6.0-12+deb7u1 | medium | DLA-755-1 |
3.6.1~20160216-2 is the first version in unstable containing the fix
http://zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2016-5384.php
Fixed by: https://github.com/commontk/DCMTK/commit/1b6bb76
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/17/2