vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2017-13709): flightgear vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) | Aug 27, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
Aug 27, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
In FlightGear before version 2017.3.1, Main/logger.cxx in the FGLogger subsystem allows one to overwrite any file via a resource that affects the contents of the global Property Tree.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2017-13709
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-13709
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/27/1
- https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/2a5e3d06b2c0d9f831063afe7e7260bca456d679/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/c7a2aef59979af3e9ff22daabb37bdaadb91cd75/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-13709
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