Gentoo: GLSA-201603-12: FlightGear, SimGear: Multiple vulnerabilities
Summary
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.
Resolution
All Flightgear users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=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"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2012-2090 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2090 [ 2 ] CVE-2012-2091 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2012-2091
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201603-12
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FlightGear and SimGear allowing remote attackers to cause Denial of Service and possibly execute arbitrary code.
Background
FlightGear is an open-source flight simulator. It supports a variety of popular platforms (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc.) and is developed by skilled volunteers from around the world. Source code for the entire
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 games-simulation/flightgear < 3.4.0 >= 3.4.0 2 games-simulation/simgear < 3.4.0 >= 3.4.0 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 affected packages
Impact
===== Remote attackers could possibly execute arbitrary code or cause Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.