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CVE-2011-4620

46
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-4620 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ulSetError function of PLIB 1.8.5, affecting products like TORCS 1.3.1. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a long error message, typically via a crafted acc file. With a CVSS score of 9.3 (Critical), it has a network attack vector, medium attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation, Metasploit modules, or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.8.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:steve_j_baker:plib:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

9.3HIGH

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
8.6
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
12.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-18258 · Dec 20, 2011
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1280 is in the 78th percentile among its peer group of 8,915 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2012-11/msg00013.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2013-01/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/12/21/2
osvdb.org / 77973
secunia.com / advisories/47297
Third Party AdvisoryVendor Advisory
secunia.com / advisories/51340
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201606-16
Third Party Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/18258
ExploitThird Party Advisory