Debian DLA-2765-1 : mupdf - LTS security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 153600

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Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2765 advisory.

Multiple issues have been discovered in mupdf. CVE-2016-10246 Buffer overflow in the main function in jstest_main.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file. CVE-2016-10247 Buffer overflow in the my_getline function in jstest_main.c allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file. CVE-2017-6060 Stack-based buffer overflow in jstest_main.c allows remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted image.
CVE-2018-10289 An infinite loop in the fz_skip_space function of the pdf/pdf-xref.c file. A remote adversary could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service via a crafted pdf file.
CVE-2018-1000036 Multiple memory leaks in the PDF parser allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (memory leak) via a crafted file. CVE-2020-19609 A heap based buffer over-write in tiff_expand_colormap() function when parsing TIFF files allowing attackers to cause a denial of service. For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb9u1. We recommend that you upgrade your mupdf packages. For the detailed security status of mupdf please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/mupdf Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at:
https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the mupdf packages.

For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 1.14.0+ds1-4+deb9u1.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153600

File Name: debian_DLA-2765.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Debian Local Security Checks

Published: 9/24/2021

Updated: 1/24/2025

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-2017-6060

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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mupdf, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libmupdf-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:9.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:mupdf-tools

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: 9/23/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/16/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-10246, CVE-2016-10247, CVE-2017-6060, CVE-2018-1000036, CVE-2018-10289, CVE-2020-19609

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