Improper Access Control Affecting flightgear package, versions <3.0.0-5+deb8u1
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- published22 Feb 2017
- disclosed22 Feb 2017
Introduced: 22 Feb 2017
CVE-2016-9956 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:8 flightgear to version 3.0.0-5+deb8u1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream flightgear package and not the flightgear package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:8 relevant fixed versions and status.
The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9956
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3742
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL45Q4UHGG/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/280cd523686fbdb175d50417266d2487a8ce67d2/
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/release-2016.4/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/14/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/16/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94945
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4588-1/
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9956
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL45Q4UHGG/