High severity · published Feb 22, 2017
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
7.5
CVSS
3.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.2% · higher than 88% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DL
Debian Linux · Debian
8.0 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
24; 25 · source: NVD
FL
Flightgear · Flightgear
through 2016.4.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9956
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9956
Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3742
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/14/11
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/10
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/16/5
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94945
lists.fedoraproject.org
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/
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