UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-17528
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528
Upstream
Published
2017-12-14T16:29:00Z
Modified
2026-05-20T16:03:21.174520621Z
Severity
  • 8.8 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
scummvm

Package

Name
scummvm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/scummvm?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.7.0+dfsg-2
1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm-data",
            "binary_version": "1.7.0+dfsg-2ubuntu1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528.json"
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
scummvm

Package

Name
scummvm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/scummvm?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*
1.9.0+dfsg-2
2.*
2.0.0+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm-data",
            "binary_version": "2.0.0+dfsg-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528.json"
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
scummvm

Package

Name
scummvm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/scummvm?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1+dfsg1-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm-data",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1+dfsg1-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528.json"
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
scummvm

Package

Name
scummvm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/scummvm?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.2.0+dfsg1-4
2.5.0+dfsg1-1
2.5.0+dfsg1-1build1
2.5.1-0.1
2.5.1+dfsg-1
2.5.1+dfsg-1build1
2.5.1+dfsg-1build2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1+dfsg-1build2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm-data",
            "binary_version": "2.5.1+dfsg-1build2"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
scummvm

Package

Name
scummvm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/scummvm?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
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

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm",
            "binary_version": "2.8.0+dfsg-1build5"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm-data",
            "binary_version": "2.8.0+dfsg-1build5"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
scummvm

Package

Name
scummvm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/scummvm?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.9.0+dfsg-1build1
2.9.1+dfsg-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm-data",
            "binary_version": "2.9.1+dfsg-1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528.json"
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
scummvm

Package

Name
scummvm
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/scummvm?arch=source&distro=resolute

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

2.*
2.9.1+dfsg-1
2.9.1+dfsg-1build1
2026.*
2026.1.0+dfsg-1
2026.1.0+dfsg-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm",
            "binary_version": "2026.1.0+dfsg-1build1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "scummvm-data",
            "binary_version": "2026.1.0+dfsg-1build1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528.json"