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CVE-2023-40890

Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
0.01787
Risk score
39.83
CISA KEV
No
PoC
No
Published
2023-08-29
Modified
2025-11-04
First seen
2026-08-07
Aliases
EUVD-2023-45429, GHSA-P3WW-VPP7-FPM5
Products
n/a:n/a n/a
Sources
euvd EUVD-2023-45429

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.

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