CVE-2021-28927

NameCVE-2021-28927
DescriptionThe text-to-speech engine in libretro RetroArch for Windows 1.9.0 passes unsanitized input to PowerShell through platform_win32.c via the accessibility_speak_windows function, which allows attackers who have write access on filesystems that are used by RetroArch to execute code via command injection using specially a crafted file and directory names.
SourceCVE (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 PackageReleaseVersionStatus
retroarch (PTS)stretch1.3.6+dfsg1-1fixed
buster1.7.3+dfsg1-1fixed
bullseye1.7.3+dfsg1-1.1fixed
bookworm1.14.0+dfsg-1fixed
sid, trixie1.19.1+dfsg-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
retroarchsource(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

- retroarch <not-affected> (Windows-specific)

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