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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2023-40890

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the lookup_sequence function of ZBar 0.23.90.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.95%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.95% probability · 79th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-787
Affected
zbar project/zbar
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.