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…
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- redhat
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.
Public exploit
A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit or proof of concept: anyone can try it against an unpatched system.
- 18258 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 32 days later
· 32 days later
Published
- 13 years later
· 13 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 12.6% · top 3.7% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- 51340 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 47297 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18258 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- GLSA-201606-16 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 77973 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2012:1506 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20111221 plib ulSetError() buffer overflow - CVE-2011-4620 (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2013:0146 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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