MuPDF: Multiple vulnerabilities — GLSA 201706-08

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MuPDF, the worst of which allows remote attackers to cause a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified impact.

Affected packages

app-text/mupdf on all architectures
Affected versions < 1.11-r1
Unaffected versions >= 1.11-r1

Background

A lightweight PDF, XPS, and E-book viewer.

Description

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 process a specially crafted PDF document or image using MuPDF, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition or have other unspecified impact.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All MuPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:

 # emerge --sync
 # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/mupdf-1.11-r1"
 

References

Release date
June 06, 2017

Latest revision
June 06, 2017: 1

Severity
normal

Exploitable
remote

Bugzilla entries