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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201706-08 ] MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 06 June 2017
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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org>
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Subject: [ GLSA 201706-08 ] MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-08
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https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: June 06, 2017
Bugs: #611444, #614044, #614852
ID: 201706-08

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MuPDF, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition or have
other unspecified impact.

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

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 app-text/mupdf < 1.11-r1 >= 1.11-r1

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

Impact
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A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
PDF document or image using MuPDF, possibly resulting in a Denial of
Service condition or have other unspecified impact.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All MuPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/mupdf-1.11-r1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-10221
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10221
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-5991
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5991
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-6060
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6060

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08

Concerns?
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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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Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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