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Unscored CVE-2020-21896 EUVD-2020-14662GHSA-99jc-cxpj-3838

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 all…

Published Aug 22, 2023 · Updated Nov 3, 2025 · Assigned by mitre

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.

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 mupdf 1.19.0+ds1-1 —
Debian 13 mupdf 1.19.0+ds1-1 —
Debian 12 mupdf 1.19.0+ds1-1 —
Debian 11 mupdf 1.17.0+ds1-2+deb11u1 DLA-4278-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS mupdf 1.16.1+ds1-1ubuntu1+esm1 USN-7825-1
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS mupdf 1.12.0+ds1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-7825-1
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS mupdf 1.7a-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 USN-7825-1

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