{"action":"Upgrade dcmtk to 3.6.1~20160216-2 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"3.6.1~20160216-2","introduced":"0"}],"component":"dcmtk","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:14","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["3.6.1~20160216-2"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBCS8ZDP2FEJSSW4QPJP38","modified_at":"2026-09-09T07:01:27.545586060Z","published_at":"2017-02-15T15:59:00.247Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8979","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8979"],"severity":{"label":"high","score":7.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8979#Debian:14/dcmtk","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8979"}],"summary":"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 s"}