Resource Management Errors Affecting wireshark package, versions [,1.2.17)[1.4.0,1.4.7)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.1% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2318184
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed6 Jun 2011
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 6 Jun 2011

CVE-2011-1957  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 1.2.17, 1.4.7 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. 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.

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