THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2015-8397
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2015-8397

Grassroots Dicom vulnerability

CVSS
8.2
EPSS
3.6%
EPSS pct
88th
Exploited
No known
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.
Affected vendor
Malaterre
Affected product
Grassroots Dicom
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
Published
2016-01-12

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to low impact to confidentiality, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.6% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2015-8397

  • Confirm whether Malaterre Grassroots Dicom is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2015-8397.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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