9.3

CVE-2011-3360: wireshark

CVSS: 9.3v2.0HighModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-3360DSA-2324-1
Published 20-09-2011Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2011-3360 is a high (CVSS 9.3) vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 34.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
34.51%
0%100%
High · -0.35 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2exploit-database, metasploit

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 1 · Related 1

Timeline

  1. 20-09-2011
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

34.51%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

98%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.35 pp

From 34.86% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
34.51%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    Wireshark - console.lua pre-loading (Metasploit)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • MetasploitMetasploitremoteVerified

    Wireshark console.lua Pre-Loading Script Execution

    exploit/windows/misc/wireshark_lua

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.6.2-1 | < 1.2.11-6+squeeze4 | < 1.0.2-3+lenny15
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL1.4.0 | 1.4.1 | 1.4.2 | 1.4.3 | 1.4.4 | 1.4.5 | 1.4.6 | 1.4.7 | 1.4.8 | 1.6.0 | 1.6.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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