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.

• CWE-399

• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=36958Patch
• 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.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876Exploit
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021Exploit, Patch
• 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=36958Patch
• 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.htmlVendor Advisory
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.htmlVendor Advisory
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876Exploit
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021Exploit, Patch
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67790
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14325

Published

Jun 6, 2011

Last Modified

Jun 16, 2026

Status

Modified