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Debian LTS Advisory ([SECURITY] [DLA 1838-1] mupdf security update)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
The remote host is missing an update for the 'mupdf' package(s) announced via the DSA-1838-1 advisory.
Insight
Insight
Several minor issues have been fixed in mupdf, a lightweight PDF viewer tailored for display of high quality anti-aliased graphics. CVE-2018-5686 In MuPDF, there was an infinite loop vulnerability and application hang in the pdf_parse_array function (pdf/pdf-parse.c) because EOF not having been considered. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted PDF file. CVE-2019-6130 MuPDF had a SEGV in the function fz_load_page of the fitz/document.c file, as demonstrated by mutool. This was related to page-number mishandling in cbz/mucbz.c, cbz/muimg.c, and svg/svg-doc.c. CVE-2018-6192 In MuPDF, the pdf_read_new_xref function in pdf/pdf-xref.c allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation violation and application crash) via a crafted PDF file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
'mupdf' package(s) on Debian Linux.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
For Debian 8 'Jessie', these problems have been fixed in version 1.5-1+deb8u6. We recommend that you upgrade your mupdf packages.