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Debian: CVE-2020-21896: mupdf -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2020-21896: mupdf -- security update

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
08/22/2023
Created
07/31/2024
Added
07/30/2024
Modified
07/30/2024

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.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-mupdf

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