Summary
It was discovered that ZBar did not properly handle certain QR codes. If a
user or automated system using ZBar were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive
information. (CVE-2023-40889)
It was discovered that ZBar did not properly handle certain QR codes. If a
user or automated system using ZBar were tricked into opening a specially
crafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive
information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2023-40890)
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS | zbar | 0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS | zbar | 0.10+doc-10.1ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 20.04 LTS Pro:20.04:LTS | zbar | 0.23-1.3ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
| Ubuntu · Pro 22.04 LTS Pro:22.04:LTS | zbar | 0.23.92-4ubuntu0.1~esm1 |
Vulnerabilities 2
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Critical 9.8
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 mali…
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Critical 9.8
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the lookup_sequence function of ZBar 0.23.90. Specially crafted Q…