CVE-2015-8979

NameCVE-2015-8979
DescriptionStack-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-755-1, DSA-3749-1
Debian Bugs848830

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dcmtk (PTS)bullseye3.6.5-1fixed
bookworm3.6.7-9~deb12u1fixed
sid, trixie3.6.8-6fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dcmtksourcewheezy3.6.0-12+deb7u1DLA-755-1
dcmtksourcejessie3.6.0-15+deb8u1DSA-3749-1
dcmtksource(unstable)3.6.1~20160216-2848830

Notes

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
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/17/2

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