Buffer overflow in the ulSetError function in util/ulError.cxx in PLIB...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51340
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47297
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16
- http://osvdb.org/77973
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html
Affected Vendor
steve j baker
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Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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