DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4620

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4620

    Published: 31 Dec 2011Last Modified: 11 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2011-4620

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4620

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: plib

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/plib?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.8.5-5.1

    Affected versions

    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