CVE-2016-9956 Path traversal in n/a
Remote attackers can write to arbitrary files in FlightGear via crafted Nasal scripts, potentially compromising system integrity.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-9956?
CVE-2016-9956 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 22 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.
Weakness: CWE-284
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-9956?
It affects 3 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
FlightGear openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2020.3.11-1.3 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Flightgear Flightgear.
How do I fix CVE-2016-9956?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2016-9956 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-9956 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9956, DSA-3742-1, GHSA-gx42-hf7v-vhvg, MGASA-2017-0011, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9956, USN-4588-1 and 1 more.