CVE-2011-5173

Bugbear Entertainment FlatOut 2005 - Buffer Overflow via BED File Title Field

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2011-5173. PoCs published by Silent_Dream.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit generates a malformed .bed file for FlatOut, triggering a buffer overflow when the game processes the file. The PoC creates a playlist_0.bed file with an excessively long string to cause a crash.

Description

Buffer overflow in Bugbear Entertainment FlatOut 2005 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long string in the title field in a bed file.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Silent_Dream · perldoswindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18173

This exploit generates a malformed .bed file for FlatOut, triggering a buffer overflow when the game processes the file. The PoC creates a playlist_0.bed file with an excessively long string to cause a crash.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Dos
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: FlatOut (GOG.com version)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to the target system's file system to overwrite the playlist_0.bed file
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18173
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71578

Scores

EPSS 0.3615
EPSS Percentile 97.2%

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
bugbear/flatout 2005
Published Sep 15, 2012
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026