Buffer overflow in Steve J Baker Plib
CVE-2011-4620
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 9.3 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.126 (96.1th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 96th percentile — 96.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.126 · newest: 0.126 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Steve J Baker Plib — versions 1.8.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/51340 (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/47297 (Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- osvdb.org/77973 (vdb-entry)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2 (mailing-list)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)