Unscored severity · published Jun 17, 2012
CVE-2012-2090
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in FlightGear 2.6 and earlier and SimGear 2.6 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly…
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CVSS
5.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in FlightGear 2.6 and earlier and SimGear 2.6 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in certain data chunk values in an aircraft xml model to (1) fgfs/flightgear/src/Cockpit/panel.cxx or (2) fgfs/flightgear/src/Network/generic.cxx, or (3) a scene graph model to simgear/simgear/scene/model/SGText.cxx.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)5.9% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FL
Flightgear · Flightgear
through 2.6.0; 1.9.1; 2.0.0 · source: NVD
SI
Simgear · Simgear
through 2.6.0; 1.9.1; 2.0.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2090
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2090
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081997.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082002.html
lists.fedoraproject.org
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082017.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/48780
sourceforge.net
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28957051
sourceforge.net
http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29012174
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