CVE catalog
CVE-2015-8979
dcmtk: CVE-2015-8979
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 3.91% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dcmtk | sid | 3.7.0+really3.7.0-7 | fixed |
| Debian | dcmtk | forky | 3.7.0+really3.7.0-7 | fixed |
| Debian | dcmtk | trixie | 3.6.9-5+deb13u3 | fixed |
| Debian | dcmtk | bookworm | 3.6.7-9~deb12u4 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.5-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.6-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.6-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.6-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.6-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | 14.04 | 3.6.0-14 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | 14.04 | 3.6.0-15 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | 14.04 | 3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.0-15.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.1~20150629-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.1~20150924-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.1~20150924-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | pro | 3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | dcmtk | source | sid | 3.6.1~20160216-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [848830] |
| Debian | dcmtk | source | forky | 3.6.1~20160216-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [848830] |
| Debian | dcmtk | source | trixie | 3.6.1~20160216-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [848830] |
| Debian | dcmtk | source | bookworm | 3.6.1~20160216-2 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [848830] |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | deb | pro | 3.6.6-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | USN-5882-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | deb | 14.04 | 3.6.0-15+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | dcmtk | deb | pro | 3.6.1~20150924-5ubuntu0.1~esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [dcmtk]Fixed
Details (2)
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; dsa · dcmtk · debian · 12
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; dsa · dcmtk · debian · 12
- [dcmtk-doc]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; dsa · dcmtk · debian · 12
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; dsa · dcmtk · debian · 12
- [libdcmtk17]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; dsa · dcmtk · debian · 12
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; dsa · dcmtk · debian · 12
- [libdcmtk-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; dsa · dcmtk · debian · 12
3.6.7-9~deb12u4· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · bookworm; dsa · dcmtk · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [dcmtk]Fixed
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
- [dcmtk-data]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
- [dcmtk-doc]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
- [libdcmtk19]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
- [libdcmtk-dev]Fixed
Source package: [dcmtk]
Details (2)
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
3.6.9-5+deb13u2· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
3.6.1~20160216-2dsa · dcmtk · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8979]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-755-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3749-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8979]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-5882-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8979]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database]