High severity · published Aug 27, 2017
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…
7.5
CVSS
1.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)1.1% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FL
Flightgear · Flightgear
2017.2.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13709
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13709
Exploit
https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/2a5e3d06b2c0d9f831063afe7e7260bca456d679/
Exploit
https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/c7a2aef59979af3e9ff22daabb37bdaadb91cd75/
More from Flightgear
7.5
CVE-2017-8921
In FlightGear before 2017.2.1, the FGCommand interface allows overwriting any file the user has write access to, but not with arbitrary data: only with the contents of a…
7.5
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
–
CVE-2012-2091
Multiple buffer overflows in FlightGear 2.6 and earlier and SimGear 2.6 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute…
–
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…