GLSA-201702-12 : MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities

critical Nessus Plugin ID 97255

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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-201702-12 (MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities)

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.

Solution

All MuPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=app-text/mupdf-1.10a-r1'

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 97255

File Name: gentoo_GLSA-201702-12.nasl

Version: 3.3

Type: local

Family: Gentoo Local Security Checks

Published: 2/21/2017

Updated: 1/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-6525

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.8

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

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

Vulnerability Information

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

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/19/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-6265, CVE-2016-6525, CVE-2017-5896

GLSA: 201702-12

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