CVE-2016-9956
FlightGear Nasal Script File Writing Vulnerability
Description
The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 22, 2017, 4:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:02 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9956
vulnerability.
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CVE-2016-9956 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-9956 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3742 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/14/11 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/10 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/16/5 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94945 Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/ Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL45Q4UHGG/ Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/280cd523686fbdb175d50417266d2487a8ce67d2/ Added Reference https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/release-2016.4/ Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4588-1/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference Debian GNU/Linux https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL45Q4UHGG/ [No types assigned] Added Reference Debian GNU/Linux https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/ [No types assigned] Removed Reference Debian GNU/Linux https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL45Q4UHGG/ Removed Reference Debian GNU/Linux https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 22, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4588-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94945 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94945 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/14/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/14/11 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3742 No Types Assigned http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3742 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/280cd523686fbdb175d50417266d2487a8ce67d2/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/280cd523686fbdb175d50417266d2487a8ce67d2/ Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/10 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/10 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/16/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/16/5 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/ Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/release-2016.4/ No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/release-2016.4/ Release Notes, Third Party Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL45Q4UHGG/ No Types Assigned https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL45Q4UHGG/ Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-284 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:2016.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-9956 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-9956
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.51 }} -0.03%
score
0.76282
percentile