Vulnerability in Flightgear
CVE-2016-9956
The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.
EPSS: 0.032 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Flightgear
- Debian Debian_linux — versions 8.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 24, 25
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security@debian.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Release Notes)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9956?
- CVE-2016-9956 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flightgear, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-02-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9956?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.