Vulnerability · Published Dec 9, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-16600
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the mupdf package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 62% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 38.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A Use After Free vulnerability exists in Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF library 1.17.0-rc1 and earlier when a valid page was followed by a page with invalid pixmap dimensions, causing bander - a static - to point to previously freed memory instead of a newband_writer.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | mupdf | 1.17.0+ds1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16600 |
| Debian:13 | mupdf | 1.17.0+ds1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16600 |
| Debian:14 | mupdf | 1.17.0+ds1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-16600 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702253 x_refsource_MISC
- http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b x_refsource_MISC