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…

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.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

2.6% · top 15% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)

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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.3.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-399 (opens in a new tab)

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (19)

• 44958 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• FEDORA-2011-7846 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-07.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=36958 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 48947 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 48066 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• DSA-2274 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 44449 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14325 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110601 Re: CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.6/1.2.16 Multiple DoS issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110601 Re: CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.6/1.2.16 Multiple DoS issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• FEDORA-2011-7821 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• wireshark-dicom-dos(67790) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• [oss-security] 20110531 CVE request for Wireshark 1.4.6/1.2.16 Multiple DoS issues (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• FEDORA-2011-7858 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
• 45149 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Record last updated 6 Aug 2024, 22:46 UTC.