CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-9349

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

In Wireshark versions 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DICOM dissector has an infinite loop. This was addressed by validating a length value.

Risk Assessment

The infinite loop can cause the application to hang, affecting the availability of the analysis tool. It may also lead to potential Denial of Service attacks.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update Wireshark to the latest version to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DICOM dissector has an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dcm.c by validating a length value.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS