HIGH
Wireshark: Lua script execution vulnerability
Published Sep 20, 2011
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 34.86%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Lua script in an unspecified directory.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
OR
- 1.4.0
- 1.4.1
- 1.4.2
- 1.4.3
- 1.4.4
- 1.4.5
- 1.4.6
- 1.4.7
- 1.4.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not Vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, 5 or 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
9.3 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
34.86% 0.34864
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.34864
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 34.86% (0.34864) | 98.39th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 35.53% (0.35528) | 98.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 65.77% (0.65771) | 98.37th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 72.94% (0.72936) | 98.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 65.77% (0.65771) | 98.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 62.63% (0.62634) | 98.21th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 97.18% (0.97178) | 99.86th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 29, 2024 | 97.31% (0.97310) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 10, 2024 | 97.42% (0.97419) | 99.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 20, 2024 | 97.42% (0.97425) | 99.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 27, 2024 | 97.45% (0.97449) | 99.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 3, 2023 | 97.43% (0.97434) | 99.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 9, 2023 | 97.38% (0.97380) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 16, 2023 | 97.41% (0.97414) | 99.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 19, 2023 | 97.46% (0.97456) | 99.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 20, 2023 | 97.44% (0.97441) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 97.45% (0.97452) | 99.90th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 41.00% (0.40998) | 98.25th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Nov 10, 2022 | 41.00% (0.40998) | 98.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Aug 23, 2022 | 41.87% (0.41871) | 98.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 43.29% (0.43291) | 97.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://osvdb.org/75347 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2324 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-15.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3360 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6136 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737784 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3360
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15059 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3360
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://osvdb.org/75347 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2324 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-15.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3360 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6136 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737784 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-3360 | ||
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15059 | vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-3360 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Sep 20, 2011
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Aug 30, 2011
Link CVE-2011-3360
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a