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CVE-2017-17528
CVE-2017-17528
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.53% · 67.6th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.53%
67.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | scummvm | 2.5.1+dfsg-1build2, 0, 2.5.1-0.1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | scummvm | 2.0.0+dfsg-1, 0, 1.9.0+dfsg-2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | scummvm | 2.8.0+dfsg-1build4, 2.8.0+dfsg-1, 2.7.0+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | scummvm | *, 0, 2.9.1+dfsg-1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | scummvm | 2.1.0+dfsg1-2, 2.1.0+dfsg1-1, 2.0.0+dfsg-2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | scummvm | 0, *, 1.7.0+dfsg-2 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Dec 14, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 14, 2022 CVE Updated
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17528 third-party-advisory
- https://sources.debian.org/src/scummvm/1.9.0+dfsg-2/backends/platform/sdl/posix/posix.cpp/?hl=274#L274 third-party-advisory
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-17528 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17528 third-party-advisory