CVE-2023-40890
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-40890
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2023-40890.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2023-40890
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2023-08-29T00:00:00Z
- Modified
- 2026-05-15T04:07:12.510211394Z
- Severity
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- 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
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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
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- https://hackmd.io/%40cspl/H1PxPAUnn
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DC7V5YCLCPB36J2KY6WLZCABFLBRB665/
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40890.json
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/25LZZQJGGZRPLKTRNRNOTAFQJIPS7WRP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DC7V5YCLCPB36J2KY6WLZCABFLBRB665/
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40890
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00001.html