CVE-2012-1189 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/graphic/ssgraph/grsound.cpp in The Open Racing Car Simulator (TORCS) before 1.3.3 and Speed Dreams allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in an engine sample attribute in an xml configuration file.

Published: 2012-10-08

Score: 9.3 Critical

EPSS: 24.9% 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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs:1.2.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs:1.2.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs:1.3.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs:1.3.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:speed-dreams:speed_dreams:-:::::::*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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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 0.24945.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://freecode.com/projects/torcs/releases/341672
http://torcs.sourceforge.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=79
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18471
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/18/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/18
http://www.osvdb.org/79372

History

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Bernhard Wymann Torcs

Speed-dreams Speed Dreams

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2012-10-08T18:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T21:04:39.066Z

Reserved: 2012-02-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2012-1189

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-10-08T18:55:01.153

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

Link: CVE-2012-1189

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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