GLSA 201702-12: MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	02/19/2017
Bugs:	#589826, #590480, #608702, #608712
ID:	201702-12

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MuPDF, the worst of which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background

A lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/mupdf	< 1.10a-r1	>= 1.10a-r1	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MuPDF. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF document using MuPDF possibly resulting in the 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-1.10a-r1"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201702-12.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.