77973 : PLIB src/util/ulError.cxx ulSetError() Function Error Message Parsing Remote Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2011-12-20

Description

<em style='font-weight:bold;'>(Description Provided by <a href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=2011-4620" target="_blank">CVE</a>)</em> : 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.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Solution Unknown
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Uncoordinated Disclosure

Solution

OSVDB is not aware of a solution for this vulnerability.

Products

Unknown or Incomplete

References

Exploit Database: 18258
CVE ID: 2011-4620 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 47297 47336 48217 51340
Bugtraq ID: 51152
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2425
Other Advisory URL: http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2

Credit

Unknown or Incomplete

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 9.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2012-01-02 | Disagree?

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