GLSA 201811-15: MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	11/26/2018
Bugs:	#634678, #646010, #651828, #658618
ID:	201811-15

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MuPDF, the worst of which could allow the remote execution of arbitrary code.

Background

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

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
app-text/mupdf	< 1.13.0	>= 1.13.0	All supported architectures

Description

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

Impact

A remote attacker, by enticing a user to process a specially crafted file, could possibly execute arbitrary code, cause a Denial of Service condition, or have other unspecified impacts.

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-1.13.0"
    

References

• CVE-2017-15587
• CVE-2017-17858
• CVE-2018-1000036
• CVE-2018-1000037
• CVE-2018-1000038
• CVE-2018-1000039
• CVE-2018-1000040
• CVE-2018-1000051
• CVE-2018-5686
• CVE-2018-6187
• CVE-2018-6192
• CVE-2018-6544

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201811-15.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.

License

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