CVE - CVE-2011-4620

CVE-ID
CVE-2011-4620	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
MISC:18258 URL:http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/ MISC:47297 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/47297 MISC:51340 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/51340 MISC:77973 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/77973~~ (Obsolete source) MISC:GLSA-201606-16 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16 MISC:[oss-security] 20111221 plib ulSetError() buffer overflow - CVE-2011-4620 URL:http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2 MISC:openSUSE-SU-2012:1506 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html MISC:openSUSE-SU-2013:0146 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html
Assigning CNA
Red Hat, Inc.
Date Record Created
20111129	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20111129)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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