# CVE-2016-9956: The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-22 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The route manager in FlightGear before 2016.4.4 allows remote attackers to write to arbitrary files via a crafted Nasal script.

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## References

- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DB3B5XBB2NL2O2U4WNYGH7ZL45Q4UHGG/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/280cd523686fbdb175d50417266d2487a8ce67d2/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94945
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/BZKAN7V6UOHSRFWO567XMN4O6WXTSL32/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/15/10
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3742
- https://sourceforge.net/projects/flightgear/files/release-2016.4/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/14/11
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/16/5
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4588-1/

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