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CVE-2023-40889

Date: August 28, 2023

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (10)

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/25LZZQJGGZRPLKTRNRNOTAFQJIPS7WRP/
https://hackmd.io/@cspl/B1ZkFZv23
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DC7V5YCLCPB36J2KY6WLZCABFLBRB665
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/25LZZQJGGZRPLKTRNRNOTAFQJIPS7WRP
https://hackmd.io/%40cspl/B1ZkFZv23
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00001.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DC7V5YCLCPB36J2KY6WLZCABFLBRB665/
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40889
https://github.com/mchehab/zbar
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2023-40889

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-787

Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CWE-122

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

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