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.
CVE-2011-3360
- No confirmed exploitation signals yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- —
- EG Score
- 0.0(none)
- EPSS
- 98.3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
September 20, 2011
Last Modified
April 29, 2026
References (18)
- secalert@redhathttp://osvdb.org/75347
- secalert@redhathttp://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2324
- secalert@redhathttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
- secalert@redhathttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
- secalert@redhathttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-15.html
- secalert@redhathttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6136
- secalert@redhathttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=737784
- secalert@redhathttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15059
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/75347
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2324
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:138
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/13/1
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/09/14/5
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-15.html
Data Freshness Timeline
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Publicly available exploits
(2 references)Working exploit code is in the public domain (1 Metasploit module) (1 Exploit-DB entry). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.
- Exploit-DBEDB-18125✓ verifiedFirst seen Nov 19, 2011
Wireshark - console.lua pre-loading (Metasploit)
Open source ↗ - Metasploitexploit/windows/misc/wireshark_lua✓ verifiedFirst seen Jul 18, 2011
Wireshark console.lua Pre-Loading Script Execution
Open source ↗
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