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TI-2017-12805 Aliases CVE-2017-17528GHSA-h6vw-h7mg-64xm

backends/platform/sdl/posix/posix.cpp in ScummVM 1.9.0 does not validate strings before…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-74Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01896 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:scummvm:scummvm:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.9.0VulnerableScummvm
  • cpe:2.3:a:scummvm:scummvm:1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.9.0 Vulnerable ·Scummvm

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17528
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6vw-h7mg-64xm

References

Advisory 1

Sources

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