CVE-2011-4620 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2011-12-31

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 34.6% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:steve_j_baker:plib:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-2425-1	plib security update

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.3458.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

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Steve J Baker Plib

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2011-12-31T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:09:19.498Z

Reserved: 2011-11-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2011-4620

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2011-12-31T01:55:00.920

Modified: 2026-04-29T01:13:23.040

Link: CVE-2011-4620

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-119

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