# CVE-2017-17528: Command injection in n/a

> Attackers can execute arbitrary commands via argument injection in the BROWSER environment variable when ScummVM launches a browser.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 14 Dec 2017
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2017-17528, GHSA-h6vw-h7mg-64xm, MGASA-2018-0278, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-17528, openSUSE-SU-2024:11375-1

## What is CVE-2017-17528?

CVE-2017-17528 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-74 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-17528?

It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `scummvm` | openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 2.2.0-3.3 |

Products: Scummvm Scummvm.

## How do I fix CVE-2017-17528?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2017-17528 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17528 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2017-17528 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2017-17528 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Dec 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-17528 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17528/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17528/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-17528
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17528
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-17528

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-17528/
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