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FKIE_CVE-2011-4620

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2011-12-31 01:55 - Updated: 2026-06-16 23:35

Severity

Summary

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.

References

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

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	steve_j_baker	plib	1.8.5

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    },
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      "value": "Desbordamiento de bufer en la funci\u00f3n ulSetError en util/ulError.cxx en PLIB v1.8.5, como se usa en TORCS v1.3.1 y otros productos, permite a atacantes remotos asistidos por el usuario ejecutar c\u00f3digo de su elecci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de vectores que implican largos mensajes de error, como se demostr\u00f3 con un archivo acc modificado para TORCS. NOTA: algunos de estos detalles han sido obtenidos de fuentes de terceros."
    }
  ],
  "id": "CVE-2011-4620",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-16T23:35:09.600",
  "metrics": {
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          "confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
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          "version": "2.0"
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        "obtainAllPrivilege": false,
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    {
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  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-119"
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      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}

CVE-2011-4620 (GCVE-0-2011-4620)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2011-12-31 01:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 00:09

Summary

Severity

No CVSS data available.

CWE

Assigner

redhat redhat root

References

8 references

URL	Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/51340	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://secunia.com/advisories/47297	third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/	exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
http://osvdb.org/77973	vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2	mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou…	vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE

Date Public

2011-12-20 00:00

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CVE-2011-4620 (GCVE-0-2011-4620)

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