CVE-2011-4620

N/A Unknown
Published: December 31, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://osvdb.org/77973
Source: secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/47297
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51340
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16
Source: secalert@redhat.com
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/77973
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/47297
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51340
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

16 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
12.8%
96th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

steve_j_baker

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