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.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM

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CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701294	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.16.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2023-08-22 19:16

Updated : 2023-08-25 18:15

NVD link : CVE-2020-21896

Mitre link : CVE-2020-21896

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-21896

JSON object : View

Products Affected

artifex

mupdf

CWE

CWE-416

Use After Free

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