Debian DSA-4753-1 : mupdf - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 140059

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Synopsis

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

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was discovered in MuPDF, a lightweight PDF viewer, which may result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code if a malformed PDF file is opened.

Solution

Upgrade the mupdf packages.

For the stable distribution (buster), this problem has been fixed in version 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb10u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 140059

File Name: debian_DSA-4753.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 8/31/2020

Updated: 2/22/2024

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-13290

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mupdf

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: 8/29/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/4/2019

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2019-13290

DSA: 4753

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