VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2020-21896
A Use After Free vulnerability in svg_dev_text_span_as_paths_defs function in source/fitz/svg-device.c in Artifex Software MuPDF 1.16.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via opening of a crafted PDF file.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.51%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.51%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A Use After Free vulnerability in svg_dev_text_span_as_paths_defs function in source/fitz/svg-device.c in Artifex Software MuPDF 1.16.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via opening of a crafted PDF file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.51% probability · 42th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- artifex/mupdf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?8719e07834d6a72b6b4131539e49ed1e8e2ff79e
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701294Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701294Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00017.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.