Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 17, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-2090
CVE-2012-2090
Description
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.
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Affected products
8cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.0
- cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:1.9.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:2.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: <=2.6
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
10- secunia.com/advisories/48780nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081997.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082002.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082017.htmlnvd
- sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.phpnvd
- sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.phpnvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/13nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74791nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-12nvd
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