CVE-2012-1189

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    CVE-2012-1189

    Published: 8 Oct 2012Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in modules/graphic/ssgraph/grsound.cpp in The Open Racing Car Simulator (TORCS) before 1.3.3 and Speed Dreams allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long file name in an engine sample attribute in an xml configuration file.

    References: http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18471, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/02/18/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/18, http://freecode.com/projects/torcs/releases/341672, http://torcs.sourceforge.net/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=79, http://www.osvdb.org/79372

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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