GLSA-201811-15 : MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 119160

Synopsis

The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches.

Description

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201811-15 (MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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

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.

Solution

All MuPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/mupdf-1.13.0'

See Also

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 119160

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201811-15.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Published: 11/27/2018

Updated: 2/12/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5

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

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:mupdf, cpe:/o:gentoo:linux

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Gentoo/release, Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/26/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-15587, CVE-2017-17858, CVE-2018-1000036, CVE-2018-1000037, CVE-2018-1000038, CVE-2018-1000039, CVE-2018-1000040, CVE-2018-1000051, CVE-2018-5686, CVE-2018-6187, CVE-2018-6192, CVE-2018-6544

GLSA: 201811-15