Wireshark Lua Script File Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - Windows

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2011 Greenbone AG
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# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802249");
  script_version("2026-06-11T07:15:11+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-06-11 07:15:11 +0000 (Thu, 11 Jun 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-10-04 16:55:13 +0200 (Tue, 04 Oct 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-3360");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Wireshark Lua Script File Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability - Windows");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-15.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49528");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6136");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("General");
  script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_win.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("wireshark/windows/detected");
  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow the attacker to execute arbitrary Lua
  script in the context of the affected application.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark versions 1.4.x before 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.2.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an unspecified error related to Lua scripts, which
  allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Lua script in an
  unspecified directory.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.4.9, 1.6.2 or later.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Wireshark is prone to a code execution vulnerability.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];

if(version_in_range(version:version, test_version:"1.6.0", test_version2:"1.6.1") ||
   version_in_range(version:version, test_version:"1.4.0", test_version2:"1.4.8")) {
  security_message(port:0, data:"The target host was found to be vulnerable");
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);