Improper Access Control Affecting flightgear package, versions [,2016.4.4)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.51% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-FLIGHTGEAR-2380679
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed22 Feb 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-9956  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-284  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade flightgear to version 2016.4.4 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.

CVSS Scores

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