CVE-2023-40890

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40890
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-40890.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-40890
Downstream
Related
Published
2023-08-29T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-07-08T07:47:16.108936234Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "osv_generated_from": "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40890.json",
    "cna_assigner": "mitre"
}
References

Affected packages

Git / github.com/mchehab/zbar

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://github.com/mchehab/zbar
Events
Introduced
24e9739746b6f5bf2bca15ccdb47210a76153a77
Last affected
24e9739746b6f5bf2bca15ccdb47210a76153a77
Database specific 
{
    "source": "CPE_STRING",
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:zbar_project:zbar:0.23.90:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0.23.90"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "0.23.90"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

0.*
0.23.90

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-40890.json"