[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201412-43 ] MuPDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201412-43 ] MuPDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 201412-43
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                                            http://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: MuPDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code
     Date: December 26, 2014
     Bugs: #358029, #498876
       ID: 201412-43

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MuPDF, possibly resulting
in remote code execution or Denial of Service.

Background
==========

MuPDF is a lightweight PDF viewer and toolkit written in portable C.

Affected packages
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  1  app-text/mupdf           < 1.3_p20140118        >= 1.3_p20140118

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in MuPDF. Please review
the CVE identifier and Secunia Research referenced below for details.

Impact
======

A remote attacker could entice a user to open a specially crafted PDF
using MuPDF, possibly resulting in 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.

Resolution
==========

All MuPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=app-text/mupdf-1.3_p20140118"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2014-2013
      http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-2013
[ 2 ] Secunia Research: MuPDF Two Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities
      http://secunia.com/secunia_research/2011-12/

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-43.xml

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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