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Debian DSA-2951-1 : mupdf - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 74338

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update.

Description

It was discovered that a buffer overflow in the MuPDF viewer might lead to the execution of arbitrary code.

Solution

Upgrade the mupdf packages.

For the stable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 0.9-2+deb7u2.

See Also

https://packages.debian.org/source/wheezy/mupdf

https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2951

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 74338

File Name: debian_DSA-2951.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 6/6/2014

Updated: 1/11/2021

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.3

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mupdf, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:7.0

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/5/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-2013

BID: 65036

DSA: 2951