CVE-2011-4620
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-119
Buffer Errors
Publication date:
31/12/2011
Last modified:
11/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
9.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:steve_j_baker:plib:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
- http://osvdb.org/77973
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47297
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51340
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
- http://osvdb.org/77973
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47297
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51340
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16