CVE-2015-8397

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.2
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.96% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory census-labs.com Third-Party Advisory packetstormsecurity.com Third-Party Advisory seclists.org Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net Third-Party Advisory sourceforge.net Third-Party Advisory securityfocus.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135206/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Out-Of-Bounds-Read.html third party advisory vdb entry
http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/ exploit third party advisory mailing list
http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/ patch third party advisory
http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/ exploit third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537263/100/0/threaded vdb entry third party advisory mailing list
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/33 third party advisory mailing list
http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-out-bounds-read-jpeglscodec-decodeextent/ third party advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8397?
CVE-2015-8397 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8397?
To fix CVE-2015-8397, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8397 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2015-8397 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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