Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2023· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-21896
CVE-2020-21896
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.
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Affected products
3- Artifex Software/MuPDFdescription
- Range: = 1.16.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- www.ghostscript.com/cgi-bin/findgit.cginvd
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/08/msg00017.htmlnvd
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