CVE-2020-21896

EUVD-2020-14662
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.
ProviderTypeBase ScoreAtk. VectorAtk. ComplexityPriv. RequiredVector
NISTPrimary
5.5 MEDIUM
LOCAL
LOW
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score
CVSS 3.x
EPSS Score
Percentile: 41%
Affected Products (NVD)
VendorProductVersion
artifexmupdf
1.16.0
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= Vulnerable software versions
Debian logo
Debian Releases
Debian Product
Codename
mupdf
bookworm
1.21.1+ds2-1
fixed
bullseye
no-dsa
bullseye (security)
vulnerable
buster
no-dsa
sid
1.24.10+ds1-1
fixed
trixie
1.24.10+ds1-1
fixed
Ubuntu logo
Ubuntu Releases
Ubuntu Product
Codename
mupdf
bionic
needs-triage
focal
needs-triage
jammy
needs-triage
lunar
ignored
mantic
ignored
noble
needs-triage
trusty
ignored
xenial
needs-triage
Common Weakness Enumeration
References
http://www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cgi?8719e07834d6a72b6b4131539e49ed1e8e2ff79e
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701294
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701294
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00017.html