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Debian: DSA-4006-2 Critical Mupdf Update For Integer Overflow Risk

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Calendar Grey November 10, 2017
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The Debian team addresses the mupdf security vulnerability identified as CVE-2017-15587, implementing a patch that effectively reduces potential code execution threats.
It was discovered that the original patch applied for CVE-2017-15587 in DSA-4006-1 was incomplete

Summary

CVE-2017-15587

Terry Chia and Jeremy Heng discovered an integer overflow that can
cause arbitrary code execution via a crafted .pdf file.

For the oldstable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed
in version 1.5-1+deb8u3.

For the stable distribution (stretch), this problem have been fixed in
version 1.9a+ds1-4+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your mupdf packages.

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: mupdf
CVE ID: CVE-2017-15587

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