CVE catalog
CVE-2011-4620
plib: CVE-2011-4620
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 12.64% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | plib | sid | 1.8.5-15 | fixed |
| Debian | plib | forky | 1.8.5-15 | fixed |
| Debian | plib | trixie | 1.8.5-14.1 | fixed |
| Debian | plib | bookworm | 1.8.5-14 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | plib | source | sid | 1.8.5-5.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [654785] |
| Debian | plib | source | forky | 1.8.5-5.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [654785] |
| Debian | plib | source | trixie | 1.8.5-5.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [654785] |
| Debian | plib | source | bookworm | 1.8.5-5.1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [654785] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libplib1]Fixed
Source package: [plib]
Details (2)
1.8.5-14+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.8.5-5.1dsa · plib · debian · bookworm; dsa · plib · debian · 12
1.8.5-14+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.8.5-5.1dsa · plib · debian · bookworm; dsa · plib · debian · 12
- [libplib-dev]Fixed
Source package: [plib]
Details (2)
1.8.5-14+b1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.8.5-5.1dsa · plib · debian · bookworm; dsa · plib · debian · 12
1.8.5-14+b1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.8.5-5.1dsa · plib · debian · bookworm; dsa · plib · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libplib1t64]Fixed
Source package: [plib]
Details (2)
1.8.5-14.1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.8.5-5.1dsa · plib · debian · 13
1.8.5-14.1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.8.5-5.1dsa · plib · debian · 13
- [libplib-dev]Fixed
Source package: [plib]
Details (2)
1.8.5-14.1+b1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.8.5-5.1dsa · plib · debian · 13
1.8.5-14.1+b1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.8.5-5.1dsa · plib · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2024_10308-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2011-4620]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-2425-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4620]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]