MidnightBSD

Advisories for zbar_project

CVE-2023-40889

A heap-based buffer overflow exists in the qr_reader_match_centers function of ZBar 0.23.90. Specially crafted QR codes may lead to information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker can digitally input the malicious QR code, or prepare it to be physically scanned by the vulnerable scanner.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3.9 5.9

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
zbar_project zbar 0.23.90
CVE-2023-40890

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the lookup_sequence function of ZBar 0.23.90. Specially crafted QR codes may lead to information disclosure and/or arbitrary code execution. To trigger this vulnerability, an attacker can digitally input the malicious QR code, or prepare it to be physically scanned by the vulnerable scanner.

CVSS 3.x

Source Score Severity Vector Exploitability Impact
nvd@nist.gov 9.8 CRITICAL CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 3.9 5.9

Products Affected

Vendor Product Version
zbar_project zbar 0.23.90