MuPDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code

MuPDF: User-assisted execution of arbitrary code Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in MuPDF, possibly resulting in remote code execution or Denial of Service. mupdf December 26, 2014 December 26, 2014: 1 358029 498876 remote 1.3_p20140118 1.3_p20140118

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

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

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.

There is no known workaround at this time.

All MuPDF users should upgrade to the latest version:


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

CVE-2014-2013 Secunia Research: MuPDF Two Integer Overflow Vulnerabilities underling ackle