Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201589790000000
Revision Date:2017-02-15Version:1
Title:CVE-2015-8979 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2015-8979
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND Package Information
  • NOT dcmtk package in cosmic, while related to the CVE in some way, is not affected.
  • OR NOT libdcmtk12 package in cosmic, while related to the CVE in some way, is not affected.
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