MGASA-2018-0278

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    MGASA-2018-0278

    Published: 14 Jun 2018Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-17528

    Summary: Updated scummvm packages fix security vulnerability

    Details: Updated scummvm package fixes security vulnerability ScummVM 1.8.1's POSIX backend 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 (CVE-2017-17528). This update fixes it, and updates ScummVM to the latest 2.0.0 upstream release, adding support for 23 new games, and several bug fixes.

    References: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0278.html, https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=23126, https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1073248, https://www.scummvm.org/news/20171217/

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: scummvm

    Purl: pkg:rpm/mageia/scummvm?arch=source&distro=mageia-6

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.0.0-1.mga6

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High