Vulnerability · Published Jan 28, 2025 · Assigned by GitLab
CVE-2025-0781Incorrect Authorization in SimGear
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect authorization in SimGear from FlightGear. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 29% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 70.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
An attacker can bypass the sandboxing of Nasal scripts and arbitrarily write to any file path that the user has permission to modify at the operating-system level.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | flightgear | 1:2020.3.16+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0781 |
| Debian:13 | flightgear | 1:2020.3.19+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0781 |
| Debian:12 | simgear | 1:2020.3.16+dfsg-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0781 |
| Debian:13 | simgear | 1:2020.3.19+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0781 |
| Debian:14 | simgear | 1:2020.3.19+dfsg-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2025-0781 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | flightgear | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2025-0781 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| FlightGear | SimGear | 0 – through 2020.3.19 |
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
- https://gitlab.com/flightgear/simgear/-/commit/5bb023647114267141a7610e8f1ca7d6f4f5a5a8
- https://gitlab.com/flightgear/flightgear/-/commit/ad37afce28083fad7f79467b3ffdead753584358
- GitLab Issue #3025 issue-tracking, permissions-required
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00028.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00029.html