CVE-2015-8979

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
Debian Bugs	848830

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
dcmtk (PTS)	stretch	3.6.1~20160216-4	fixed
	buster	3.6.4-2.1	fixed
	bookworm, sid, bullseye	3.6.5-1	fixed

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

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Origin	Debian Bugs
dcmtk	source	wheezy	3.6.0-12+deb7u1	DLA-755-1
dcmtk	source	jessie	3.6.0-15+deb8u1	DSA-3749-1
dcmtk	source	(unstable)	3.6.1~20160216-2		848830

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