CVE-2020-26683 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can obtain sensitive information via a memory leak in the MuPDF library, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-26683?

CVE-2020-26683 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Artifex Mupdf, published on 22 Aug 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

A memory leak issue discovered in /pdf/pdf-font-add.c in Artifex Software MuPDF 1.17.0 allows attackers to obtain sensitive information.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-26683?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Artifex Mupdf.

How do I fix CVE-2020-26683?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-26683 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-26683 exists.

All Artifex Mupdf vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2020-26683, GHSA-8f37-8c54-xq42, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-26683.

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