What is CVE-2017-13709?

CVE-2017-13709 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flightgear, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-27.

How severe is CVE-2017-13709?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Flightgear

CVE-2017-13709

In FlightGear before version 2017.3.1, Main/logger.cxx in the FGLogger subsystem allows one to overwrite any file via a resource that affects the contents of the global Property Tree.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.011 (61.0th 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 — versions 2017.2.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-13709?: CVE-2017-13709 is a high-severity vulnerability in Flightgear, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-08-27.
How severe is CVE-2017-13709?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.