CVE-2015-8397

high
Published 2016-01-12 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
8.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
6.4
VIR risk
8.2

Description

The JPEGLSCodec::DecodeExtent function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmJPEGLSCodec.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory or cause a denial of service (application crash) via an embedded JPEG-LS image with dimensions larger than the selected region in a (1) two-dimensional or (2) three-dimensional DICOM image file, which triggers an out-of-bounds read.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
88%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8397

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed2.6.2-1
debian debianbullseyefixed2.6.2-1
debian debianforkyfixed2.6.2-1
debian debiansidfixed2.6.2-1
debian debiantrixiefixed2.6.2-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
malaterregrassroots_dicom{"endExcluding":"2.6.2"}2.6.2

References

CWEs

CWE-125

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.