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Status published
Medium
CVE-2020-21896
A Use After Free vulnerability in svg_dev_text_span_as_paths_defs function in source/fitz/svg-device.c...
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
artifex
View all reports →Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.16.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 22nd, 2023
Last Modified:
November 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.