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7.5high

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.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
3.2%
percentile 88%
Public exploits
0
none known

The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

3.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness

References

  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • sourceforge.net /p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/280cd523686fbdb175d50417266d2487a8ce67d2/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94945 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.fedoraproject.org /archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_FEDORA, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/10 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • debian.org /security/2016/dsa-3742 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN, x_transferred
  • sourceforge.net /projects/flightgear/files/release-2016.4/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/12/14/11 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/12/16/5 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /4588-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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