| Name | CVE-2017-17528 |
| Description | backends/platform/sdl/posix/posix.cpp in ScummVM 1.9.0 does not validate strings before launching the program specified by the BROWSER environment variable, which might allow remote attackers to conduct argument-injection attacks via a crafted URL. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| scummvm (PTS) | jessie | 1.7.0+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 1.9.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| buster | 2.0.0+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| bullseye | 2.2.0+dfsg1-4 | vulnerable |
| bookworm | 2.7.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| sid, trixie | 2.8.1+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| scummvm | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| scummvm | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - scummvm <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not there)
https://sources.debian.org/src/scummvm/1.9.0+dfsg-2/backends/platform/sdl/posix/posix.cpp/?hl=274#L274