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GLSA-201603-12 : FlightGear, SimGear: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 89905

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Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201603-12 (FlightGear, SimGear: Multiple vulnerabilities)

 Multiple format string vulnerabilities in FlightGear and SimGear 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.
 Impact :

 Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
 Workaround :

 There is no known workaround at this time.

Solution

All Flightgear users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=games-simulation/flightgear-3.4.0' All Simgear users should upgrade to the latest version:
 # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=games-simulation/simgear-3.4.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-12

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 89905

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201603-12.nasl

Version: 2.3

Type: local

Published: 3/14/2016

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:flightgear, p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:simgear, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Patch Publication Date: 3/12/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2012

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2012-2090, CVE-2012-2091

GLSA: 201603-12