MGASA-2017-0362

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    MGASA-2017-0362

    Published: 9 Oct 2017Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-13709

    Summary: Updated flightgear packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: 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. Mageia provides 2017.3.1 version as a security and bugfix update, allowing to connect to latest multiplayer servers.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0362.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21623, http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/08/27/1, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/WUJXZ4XJWAFRNHBRBSX3GHY4VKXCJUQ7/, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/Y2V6NPR2KZKFONPHWPGYGEU4FLVNXCZZ/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: flightgear

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/flightgear?arch=source&distro=mageia-5

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2017.3.1-1.mga5

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High