High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 22, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2016-9956
CVE-2016-9956
Description
The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
10- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/14/11nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/10nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/280cd523686fbdb175d50417266d2487a8ce67d2/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/release-2016.4/nvdPatchRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3742nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/16/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94945nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/nvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL45Q4UHGG/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4588-1/nvd
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