Gentoo: GLSA-201811-15 Normal: MuPDF Remote Execution Risks
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November 26, 2018
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MuPDF, the worst of which could allow the remote execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MuPDF. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Resolution
All MuPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/mupdf-1.13.0"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2017-15587 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15587 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-17858 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-17858 [ 3 ] CVE-2018-1000036 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000036 [ 4 ] CVE-2018-1000037 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000037 [ 5 ] CVE-2018-1000038 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000038 [ 6 ] CVE-2018-1000039 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000039 [ 7 ] CVE-2018-1000040 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000040 [ 8 ] CVE-2018-1000051 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000051 [ 9 ] CVE-2018-5686 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5686 [ 10 ] CVE-2018-6187 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6187 [ 11 ] CVE-2018-6192 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6192 [ 12 ] CVE-2018-6544 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6544
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: November 26, 2018
Bugs: #634678, #646010, #651828, #658618
ID: 201811-15
Background
A lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/mupdf < 1.13.0 >= 1.13.0
Impact
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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.
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