CVE-2020-21896

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.

CVSS v3.1

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.51% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 41th percentile

Published

2023-08-22

Updated

2025-11-03

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701294

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2020-21890
• CVE-2020-21913
• CVE-2020-21884
• CVE-2020-21929
• CVE-2020-21883
• CVE-2020-21930