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CVE-2015-8396

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8396 describes a critical integer overflow vulnerability in the ImageRegionReader::ReadIntoBuffer function within Grassroots DICOM (GDCM) versions prior to 2.6.2. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to achieve arbitrary code execution via crafted DICOM image files, leading to a buffer overflow. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no user interaction and enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:malaterre:grassroots_dicom:2.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

10.0CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
16.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-39229 · Jan 12, 2016
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1680 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 36,829 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

census-labs.com / news/2016/01/11/gdcm-buffer-overflow-imageregionreaderreadintobuffer
Exploit
packetstormsecurity.com / files/135205/GDCM-2.6.0-2.6.1-Integer-Overflow.html
seclists.org / fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/29
sourceforge.net / p/gdcm/gdcm/ci/e547b1ded3fd21e0b0ad149f13045aa12d4b9b7c
sourceforge.net / p/gdcm/mailman/message/34670701
Exploit
sourceforge.net / p/gdcm/mailman/message/34687533
Exploit
exploit-db.com / exploits/39229
securityfocus.com / archive/1/537264/100/0/threaded