CVE-2016-9956

Summary

CVECVE-2016-9956
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerdebian
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-02-22 16:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-284 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 8.0 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 25 All All All
Application Flightgear Flightgear All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3742-1 flightgear af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
FlightGear CVE-2016-9956 Arbitrary File Overwrite Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-4588-1: FlightGear vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: FlightGear: Allows the route manager to overwrite arbitrary files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: FlightGear-2016.1.2-5.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
FlightGear - Flight Simulator / FlightGear / Commit [280cd5] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request: FlightGear: Allows the route manager to overwrite arbitrary files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: FlightGear-2016.3.1-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedoraproject.org
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: FlightGear: Allows the route manager to overwrite arbitrary files af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
FlightGear - Flight Simulator - Browse /release-2016.4 at SourceForge.net af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sourceforge.net Patch, Release Notes, Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 25 Update: FlightGear-2016.3.1-3.fc25 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
[SECURITY] Fedora 24 Update: FlightGear-2016.1.2-5.fc24 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists MITRE lists.fedoraproject.org
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