7.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-16600
MuPDF Use After Free Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 9, 2020, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:07 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-16600 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Artifex mupdf
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-16600.

URL Resource
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702253 Third Party Advisory
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702253 Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2020-16600 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-16600 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b
    Added Reference https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702253
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b No Types Assigned http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702253 No Types Assigned https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702253 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-416
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 1.16.1 *cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.08 }} 0.01%

score

0.33763

percentile

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