GLSA 201412-43: MuPDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Severity:	normal
Title:	MuPDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
Date:	12/26/2014
Bugs:	#358029, #498876
ID:	201412-43

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MuPDF, possibly resulting in remote code execution or Denial of Service.

Background

MuPDF is a lightweight PDF viewer and toolkit written in portable C.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/mupdf	< 1.3_p20140118	>= 1.3_p20140118	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MuPDF. Please review the CVE identifier and Secunia Research referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF using MuPDF, possibly resulting in execution of arbitrary code with the privileges of the process or a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MuPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/mupdf-1.3_p20140118"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-43.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.