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CVE-2011-1957 json

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.…

published 2011-06-06 15 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-1951

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.6%
EPSS 2.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

  • wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.6.0-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-1957

  • wireshark RHEL 6 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
  • wireshark-gnome RHEL 6 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1

red hat advisories RHSA-2012:0509

  • wireshark openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2.2-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2011-1957 updated cvss 4.3

wireshark: Infinite loop in the DICOM dissector

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1, wireshark-gnome 1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2012:0509
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 wireshark Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Exploit prediction

2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugs.wireshark.org https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-399 Resource Management Errors

References

Sources

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.