CVE-2011-4620 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 12.6% (pctl 96)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 12.64% — more likely to be exploited than 96% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-12-31 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| steve j baker | plib |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TORCS 1.3.1 - acc Buffer Overflow | 2011-12-20 |
References
- 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
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