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From: Thomas Deutschmann <whissi@g.o>
To: gentoo-announce@l.g.o
Subject: [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201706-08 ] MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: Tue, 06 Jun 2017 09:09:48
Message-Id: c52c3e44-7ee9-9ef6-60a0-70f44fdbc8a4@gentoo.org
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2 Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201706-08
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7 Severity: Normal
8 Title: MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities
9 Date: June 06, 2017
10 Bugs: #611444, #614044, #614852
11 ID: 201706-08
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15 Synopsis
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18 Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MuPDF, the worst of which
19 allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition or have
20 other unspecified impact.
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22 Background
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25 A lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer.
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27 Affected packages
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31 Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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33 1 app-text/mupdf < 1.11-r1 >= 1.11-r1
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35 Description
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38 Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MuPDF. Please review
39 the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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41 Impact
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44 A remote attacker could entice a user to process a specially crafted
45 PDF document or image using MuPDF, possibly resulting in a Denial of
46 Service condition or have other unspecified impact.
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48 Workaround
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51 There is no known workaround at this time.
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53 Resolution
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56 All MuPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:
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58 # emerge --sync
59 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/mupdf-1.11-r1"
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61 References
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64 [ 1 ] CVE-2016-10221
65 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2016-10221
66 [ 2 ] CVE-2017-5991
67 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-5991
68 [ 3 ] CVE-2017-6060
69 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2017-6060
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71 Availability
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74 This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
75 the Gentoo Security Website:
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77 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-08
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79 Concerns?
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82 Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
83 confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
84 importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
85 security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at
86 https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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88 License
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91 Copyright 2017 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
92 belongs to its owner(s).
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94 The contents of this document are licensed under the
95 Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
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97 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

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