SB2011123101 - Buffer overflow in GNU PLIB

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2011-4620)

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
• http://osvdb.org/77973
• http://secunia.com/advisories/47297
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51340
• http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18258/
• https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201606-16