CVE-2012-1189 EXPLOIT
9.3
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 9.6% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.3 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 9.6% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2012-10-08 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| bernhard wymann | torcs |
| speed-dreams | speed dreams |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | TORCS 1.3.2 - '.xml' File Buffer Overflow /SafeSEH Evasion | 2012-02-08 |
References
- 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
- 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
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