9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2011-4620
PLIB Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 31, 2011, 1:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 2, 2016, 1:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

8.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2011-4620 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Steve_j_baker plib
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2011-4620.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html Third Party Advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
http://osvdb.org/77973
http://secunia.com/advisories/47297 Third Party Advisory Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51340 Third Party Advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/ Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2011-4620 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 02, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/ Exploit http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/ Third Party Advisory, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/51340 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/51340 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/47297 Vendor Advisory http://secunia.com/advisories/47297 Third Party Advisory, Vendor Advisory
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 27, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 02, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

38.55 }} -1.44%

score

0.97293

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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