CVE-2017-13709 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

In FlightGear before version 2017.3.1, Main/logger.cxx in the FGLogger subsystem allows one to overwrite any file via a resource that affects the contents of the global Property Tree.

Published: 2017-08-27

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:flightgear:flightgear:2017.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-5226	In FlightGear before version 2017.3.1, Main/logger.cxx in the FGLogger subsystem allows one to overwrite any file via a resource that affects the contents of the global Property Tree.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00136.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/2a5e3d06b2c0d9f831063afe7e7260bca456d679/
https://sourceforge.net/p/flightgear/flightgear/ci/c7a2aef59979af3e9ff22daabb37bdaadb91cd75/

History

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Subscriptions

Flightgear Flightgear

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-08-27T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:05:19.881Z

Reserved: 2017-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-13709

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-08-27T16:29:00.203

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-13709

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-20

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