Gentoo alert 201702-12 (mupdf)
| From: | Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@gentoo.org> | |
| To: | gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org | |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201702-12 ] MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Sun, 19 Feb 2017 13:48:26 +0100 | |
| Message-ID: | <7357e1bc-8545-5cfc-aace-59422bb54240@gentoo.org> |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201702-12 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: February 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 app-text/mupdf < 1.10a-r1 >= 1.10a-r1 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 ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2016-6265 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6265 [ 2 ] CVE-2016-6525 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-6525 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-5896 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5896 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201702-12 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 ======= 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