CVE-2011-1957

wireshark: Infinite loop in the DICOM dissector

Severity Score

7.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función dissect_dcm_main en epan/dissectors/packet_dcm.c en el disector de DICOM en Wireshark v1.2.x antes de v1.2.17 y v1.4.x antes de v1.4.7 permite a atacantes remotos provocar una denegación de servicio ( bucle infinito ) a través de una longitud de la PDU invalida.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Medium

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Partial

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2011-05-09 CVE Reserved
2011-06-06 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2024-08-06 First Exploit
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CWE-399: Resource Management Errors
CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (20)

URL	Tag	Source
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/20	Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/1	Mailing List
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/11	Mailing List
http://secunia.com/advisories/44449	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/44958	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/45149	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48066	Vdb Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67790	Vdb Entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14325	Signature

URL	Date	SRC
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876	2024-08-06
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021	2024-08-06

URL	Date	SRC
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=36958	2023-02-13

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061290.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061437.html	2023-02-13
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061477.html	2023-02-13
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274	2023-02-13
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-07.html	2023-02-13
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.html	2023-02-13
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1957	2012-04-23

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.6"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.7 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.7"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.8 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.8"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.9 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.9"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.10 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.10"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.11 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.11"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.12 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.12"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.13 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.13"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.14 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.14"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.15 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.15"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.2.16 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.2.16"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.0 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.0"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.1 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.1"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.2 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.2"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.3 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.3"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.4 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.4"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.5 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.5"		-		Affected
Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark"		Wireshark Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark"				1.4.6 Search vendor "Wireshark" for product "Wireshark" and version "1.4.6"		-		Affected