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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.
- Products
- scummvm
- Affected versions
- 1.7.0+dfsg-2, 1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1, 1.9.0+dfsg-2, 2.0.0+dfsg-1, 2.0.0+dfsg-2, 2.1.0+dfsg1-1, 2.1.0+dfsg1-2, 2.1.1+dfsg1-1, 2.1.1+dfsg1-1build1, 2.2.0+dfsg1-4, 2.5.0+dfsg1-1, 2.5.0+dfsg1-1build1, 2.5.1+dfsg-1, 2.5.1+dfsg-1build1, 2.5.1+dfsg-1build2, 2.5.1-0.1, 2.7.0+dfsg-1, 2.7.1+dfsg-2, 2.8.0+dfsg-1, 2.8.0+dfsg-1build4, 2.8.0+dfsg-1build5, 2.9.0+dfsg-1build1, 2.9.1+dfsg-1, 2.9.1+dfsg-1build1, 2026.1.0+dfsg-1, 2026.1.0+dfsg-1build1
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2017-17528
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 00:22 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
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.
osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528
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Complete source record
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