CVE-2020-16600

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.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.30%
Third-Party Advisory ghostscript.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702253 third party advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16600?
CVE-2020-16600 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-16600?
To fix CVE-2020-16600, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-16600 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-16600 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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