wireshark: DICOM dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2018-39)
Published Jul 19, 2018
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.62%
Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, the DICOM dissector could go into a large or infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dcm.c by preventing an offset overflow.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark-0:1.10.14-24.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1047
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark-0:1.10.14-24.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1047 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (25 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 3.62% (0.03619) | 89.16th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.77% (0.03768) | 88.48th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 16, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01628) | 82.08th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 66.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.13% (0.02126) | 73.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.58% (0.00579) | 66.95th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 68.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.27% (0.00270) | 67.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2024 | 0.28% (0.00282) | 67.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 0.51% (0.00508) | 75.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 18, 2024 | 0.47% (0.00474) | 73.13th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 9, 2023 | 0.41% (0.00408) | 70.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 69.17th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.25% (0.00254) | 62.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 12, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00186) | 54.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00143) | 48.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.19% (0.00188) | 54.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 53.57th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 34.20th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 33.50th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 73.96th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104847 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041608 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-14341 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14742 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1607326 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2e716c32be6aa20e1813b0002878853e71f8b2f4 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00045.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14341
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14341
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-39.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
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