Multiple format string vulnerabilities in FlightGear 2.6 and earlier and SimGear 2.6 and…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-134 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple format string vulnerabilities in FlightGear 2.6 and earlier and SimGear 2.6 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers in certain data chunk values in an aircraft xml model to (1) fgfs/flightgear/src/Cockpit/panel.cxx or (2) fgfs/flightgear/src/Network/generic.cxx, or (3) a scene graph model to simgear/simgear/scene/model/SGText.cxx.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.6.0 | Vulnerable | FlightGear |
| cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.1 | Vulnerable | FlightGear |
| cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | FlightGear |
| cpe:2.3:a:simgear:simgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.6.0 | Vulnerable | Simgear |
| cpe:2.3:a:simgear:simgear:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.9.1 | Vulnerable | Simgear |
| cpe:2.3:a:simgear:simgear:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 | Vulnerable | Simgear |
- cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·FlightGear
- cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·FlightGear
- cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·FlightGear
- cpe:2.3:a:simgear:simgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.6.0 Vulnerable ·Simgear
- cpe:2.3:a:simgear:simgear:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.1 Vulnerable ·Simgear
- cpe:2.3:a:simgear:simgear:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·Simgear
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2090
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4426-49xv-wxg5
References
Other 4
- [oss-security] 20120410 Re: CVE Request: FlightGear and Simgear Multiple vulnerabilities
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=811617
- [Flightgear-devel] 20120320 Re: Flightgear and Simgear multiple format string vulnerabilities
- [Flightgear-devel] 20120309 Flightgear and Simgear multiple format string vulnerabilities
Sources
- CVE-2012-2090 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2090 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4426-49xv-wxg5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2090 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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