What is the severity of CVE-2020-16600?

The severity of CVE-2020-16600 is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.

How does the Use After Free vulnerability in CVE-2020-16600 occur?

The Use After Free vulnerability in CVE-2020-16600 occurs when a valid page is followed by a page with invalid pixmap dimensions, causing bander to point to previously freed memory.

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-16600?

CVE-2020-16600 affects Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF library versions up to and including 1.16.1 and version 1.17.0-rc1.

Are there any known references for CVE-2020-16600?

Yes, there are references available for CVE-2020-16600. You can find them at the following links: [Link 1](http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b) and [Link 2](https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702253)

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2020-16600?

The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2020-16600 is CWE-416.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-16600

high

7.8

CWE

416

9/12/2020

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-16600: Use After Free

First published: Wed Dec 09 2020(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Artifex Mupdf	<=1.16.1
Artifex Mupdf	=1.17.0-rc1

Remedy

http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16600?
The severity of CVE-2020-16600 is high with a CVSS score of 7.8.
How does the Use After Free vulnerability in CVE-2020-16600 occur?
The Use After Free vulnerability in CVE-2020-16600 occurs when a valid page is followed by a page with invalid pixmap dimensions, causing bander to point to previously freed memory.
Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-16600?
CVE-2020-16600 affects Artifex Software, Inc. MuPDF library versions up to and including 1.16.1 and version 1.17.0-rc1.
Are there any known references for CVE-2020-16600?
Yes, there are references available for CVE-2020-16600. You can find them at the following links: [Link 1](http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git;h=96751b25462f83d6e16a9afaf8980b0c3f979c8b) and [Link 2](https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=702253)
What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2020-16600?
The Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) for CVE-2020-16600 is CWE-416.

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