Alpine: multiple mupdf packages, py3-mupdf: security update to 1.13-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 405654

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

- Artifex Mupdf version 1.12.0 contains a Use After Free vulnerability in fz_keep_key_storable that can
result in DOS / Possible code execution. This attack appear to be exploitable via Victim opens a specially
crafted PDF. (CVE-2018-1000051)

- Heap-based buffer overflow in the ensure_solid_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c in Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0
allows a remote attacker to potentially execute arbitrary code via a crafted PDF file, because xref
subsection object numbers are unrestricted. (CVE-2017-17858)

- In MuPDF 1.12.0, there is an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array
function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because EOF is not considered. Remote attackers could leverage this
vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file. (CVE-2018-5686)

- In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, there is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the do_pdf_save_document
function in the pdf/pdf-write.c file. Remote attackers could leverage the vulnerability to cause a denial
of service via a crafted pdf file. (CVE-2018-6187)

- In Artifex MuPDF 1.12.0, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allows remote attackers to cause
a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted pdf file. (CVE-2018-6192)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 405654

Version: Revision 1.27

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 10/31/2023

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-1000051

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17858, CVE-2018-1000051, CVE-2018-5686, CVE-2018-6187, CVE-2018-6192, CVE-2018-6544

BID: 102822, 102823

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