The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to…
Priority LOW 39CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0324 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 24 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 25 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2016.4.3 | Vulnerable | FlightGear |
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 24 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 25 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2016.4.3 Vulnerable ·FlightGear
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9956
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gx42-hf7v-vhvg
References
Patch 4
- https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/280cd523686fbdb175d50417266d2487a8ce67d2/
- [oss-security] 20161215 Re: CVE Request: FlightGear: Allows the route manager to overwrite arbitrary files
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/release-2016.4/
- [oss-security] 20161214 CVE Request: FlightGear: Allows the route manager to overwrite arbitrary files
Sources
- CVE-2016-9956 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9956 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gx42-hf7v-vhvg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9956 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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