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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS1taHA2LWp2cHgtMnA0bc4AA1jD

Heap-based buffer overflow in ZBar

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.

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhp6-jvpx-2p4m
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Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: Critical
Classification: General
Published: 8 months ago
Updated: 4 months ago

CVSS Score: 9.8
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-mhp6-jvpx-2p4m, CVE-2023-40889
References:

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40889
• https://hackmd.io/@cspl/B1ZkFZv23
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00001.html
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/25LZZQJGGZRPLKTRNRNOTAFQJIPS7WRP/
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DC7V5YCLCPB36J2KY6WLZCABFLBRB665/
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mhp6-jvpx-2p4m

Blast Radius: 16.4

Affected Packages