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CVE-2012-1189

44
FAUCET Score

CVE-2012-1189 describes a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in The Open Racing Car Simulator (TORCS) before version 1.3.3 and Speed Dreams. This flaw allows user-assisted remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by supplying a long file name within an engine sample attribute in an XML configuration file. The vulnerability carries a critical CVSS score of 9.3, indicating a network-based attack with medium complexity that can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, an exploit for this vulnerability (EDB-18471) is publicly available on ExploitDB, demonstrating its potential for exploitation despite a lack of broader community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 1.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs:1.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs:1.2.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs:1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:bernhard_wymann:torcs:1.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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
9.59%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
95.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-18471 · Feb 8, 2012
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0959 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 8,914 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

freecode.com / projects/torcs/releases/341672
Patch
torcs.sourceforge.net / index.php
Patch
exploit-db.com / exploits/18471
Exploit
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/02/18/2
Exploit
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2012/03/05/18
Exploit
osvdb.org / 79372