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    CVE-2011-1957

    The dissect_dcm_main function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcm.c in the DICOM dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an invalid PDU length.

    Published:May 31, 2011
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jun 6, 2011
    EPSS Score:0.02126
    CVSS Score:4.3

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=36958
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061290.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061437.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061477.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/20
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/11
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44449
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44958
    http://secunia.com/advisories/45149
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48066
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-07.html
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67790
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14325
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=36958
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061290.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061437.html
    http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061477.html
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/20
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/1
    http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/11
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44449
    http://secunia.com/advisories/44958
    http://secunia.com/advisories/45149
    http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
    http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48066
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-07.html
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021
    https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67790
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14325

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High