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CVE-2015-8979

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 3.91% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2015-8979
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
3.91%

Original NVD Description

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.