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CVE-2012-2091

9.3 · HIGH

Multiple buffer overflows in FlightGear 2.6 and earlier and SimGear 2.6 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via…

Published Jun 17, 2012flightgearCWE-119EPSS 6.46%

Overview

CVE-2012-2091 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting flightgear flightgear. It was published on June 17, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

Multiple buffer overflows in FlightGear 2.6 and earlier and SimGear 2.6 and earlier allow user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a (1) long string in a rotor tag of an aircraft xml model to the Rotor::getValueforFGSet function in src/FDM/YASim/Rotor.cpp or (2) a crafted UDP packet to the SGSocketUDP::read function in simgear/simgear/simgear/io/sg_socket_udp.cxx.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from flightgear. Update flightgear to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
flightgearflightgear0Affected
simgearsimgear0Affected

References

Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081997.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082002.htmlReflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/082017.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/48780Refsourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=28957051Refsourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=29012174Refwww.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/04/10/13Refbugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=811617Refsecurity.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-12Reflists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-June/081997.html

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2012-2091?

CVE-2012-2091 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting flightgear flightgear. It was published on June 17, 2012 and has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2012-2091?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3, rated HIGH. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2012-2091?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from flightgear. Update flightgear to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2012-2091?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2012-2091 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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