CVE-2011-4620
Buffer overflow in the ulSetError function in util/ulError.cxx in PLIB 1.8.5, as used in TORCS 1.3.1 and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a long error message, as demonstrated by a…
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Description
Buffer overflow in the ulSetError function in util/ulError.cxx in PLIB 1.8.5, as used in TORCS 1.3.1 and other products, allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via vectors involving a long error message, as demonstrated by a crafted acc file for TORCS. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information.
- CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 12.64% probability · 96th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- steve j baker/plib
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
- http://osvdb.org/77973
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47297Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51340Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
- http://osvdb.org/77973
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47297Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51340Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.