CVE-2011-1957

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.

How to fix CVE-2011-1957

To remediate CVE-2011-1957, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.

• Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.6.0-1 or later

Is CVE-2011-1957 being exploited?

Low — EPSS is 2.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.

Affected packages (1)

• from 0, < 1.6.0-1

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-1957