CVE-2012-2091 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.3 Published 17 Jun 2012 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Buffer overflows in FlightGear allow remote attackers to cause crashes or execute code via malicious aircraft models or UDP packets.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2012-2091?

CVE-2012-2091 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jun 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

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 arbitrary code via a (1) long string in a rotor tag of an aircraft xml model to the Rotor::getValueforFGSet function in src/FDM/YASim/Rotor.cpp or (2) a crafted UDP packet to the SGSocketUDP::read function in simgear/simgear/simgear/io/sg_socket_udp.cxx.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2091?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Flightgear Flightgear, Simgear Simgear.

How do I fix CVE-2012-2091?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2012-2091 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2012-2091, GHSA-4p68-9fv9-q323.