CVE-2011-1957 — Infinite Loop in Wireshark

CWE-399CWE-835 — Infinite Loop6 documents6 sources
Severity
4.3MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
2.1%
top 15.82%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedJun 6
Latest updateMay 17

Description

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.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 8.6 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.6.0-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.6.0-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark25 versions+24

Patches

Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-8v9w-rjhh-f92v: The dissect_dcm_main function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcm↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2011-1957: The dissect_dcm_main function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcm↗2011-06-06
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: Infinite loop in the DICOM dissector↗2011-05-31
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Debian
CVE-2011-1957: wireshark - The dissect_dcm_main function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcm.c in the DICOM disse...↗2011
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2011-1957 wireshark: Infinite loop in the DICOM dissector↗2011-06-02
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