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GHSA-8v9w-rjhh-f92v
GHSA-8v9w-rjhh-f92v
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.699999809265137 HIGH
Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 17, 2022
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.
Risk scores
CVSS 4.0
8.699999809265137
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Timeline
- May 17, 2022 CVE Published
- Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
- Apr 29, 2026 Security Advisory
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References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1957 url
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=710021 url
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14325 url
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061437.html url
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/20 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44958 url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/48947 url
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/48066 url
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.html url
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2012:0509 url
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5876 url
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67790 url
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061290.html url
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-June/061477.html url
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44449 url
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-07.html url
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-1957 advisory
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=36958 url
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/1 url
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/11 url
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