Description
Integer overflow in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function in MediaStorageAndFileFormat/gdcmImageRegionReader.cxx in Grassroots DICOM (aka GDCM) before 2.6.2 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted header dimensions in a DICOM image file, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 10.0/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/Exploit
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/
- http://census-labs.com/news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer/Exploit
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c/
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701/Exploit
- http://sourceforge.net/p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533/Exploit
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/39229/
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 12, 2016
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified