CVE-2020-16600 is a Use After Free vulnerability affecting Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF library versions 1.17.0-rc1 and earlier. This flaw occurs when processing a PDF with specific page dimension anomalies, leading to a pointer referencing freed memory. It carries a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity that could result in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.16.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.17.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:1.17.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.