CVE-2020-19609

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Published Jul 21, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Artifex MuPDF before 1.18.0 has a heap based buffer over-write in tiff_expand_colormap() function when parsing TIFF files allowing attackers to cause a denial of service.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:artifex:mupdf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-2765-1	mupdf security update
EUVD	EUVD-2020-11513	Artifex MuPDF before 1.18.0 has a heap based buffer over-write in tiff_expand_colormap() function when parsing TIFF files allowing attackers to cause a denial of service.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.0% (1.048% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://git.ghostscript.com/?p=mupdf.git%3Bh=b7892cdc7fae62aa57d63ae62144e1f11b5f9275
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=701176
https://bugs.ghostscript.com/show_bug.cgi?id=703076
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/09/msg00013.html

History

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Subscriptions

Artifex Mupdf

Debian Debian Linux

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:15 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jul 21, 2021, 2:10 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 2:15 PM
Reserved: Aug 13, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:59 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 21, 2021, 3:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:59 AM

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