CVE-2017-8921
Published: 12 May 2017
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 FlightGear flightplan (XML). A resource such as a malicious third-party aircraft could exploit this to damage files belonging to the user. Both this issue and CVE-2016-9956 are directory traversal vulnerabilities in Autopilot/route_mgr.cxx - this one exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2016-9956.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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flightgear Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
| bionic |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
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| disco |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
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| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
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| impish |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
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| jammy |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
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| kinetic |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
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| lunar |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
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| mantic |
Not vulnerable
(1:2017.2.1+dfsg-4)
|
|
| trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
| upstream |
Released
(2017.2.1)
|
|
| xenial |
Needed
|
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
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Patches: upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/faf872e7f71ca14c567ac7080561fc785d8d2fd0/ upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/19ab09406e4249f2c6f8ac51938258d1c51eace0/ upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/c8250b10bb9a116889f831d2299678b0ef70fec2/ |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | None |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |