CVE-2004-1139 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 31 Dec 2004 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash the Ethereal network analyzer via a flaw in the DICOM dissector, causing denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2004-1139?

CVE-2004-1139 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Conectiva Linux, published on 31 Dec 2004. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unknown vulnerability in the DICOM dissector in Ethereal 0.10.4 through 0.10.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash).

Which versions are affected by CVE-2004-1139?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Altlinux Alt Linux, Conectiva Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Ethereal Group Ethereal, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2004-1139?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2004-1139 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2004-1139 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4vx4-3qfh-m6gm.