High severity8.2NVD Advisory· Published Jan 12, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8397
CVE-2015-8397
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <2.6.2
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-out-bounds-read-jpeglscodec-decodeextent/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/nvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/135206/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Out-Of-Bounds-Read.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/33nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537263/100/0/threadednvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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