Bug 2235861 (CVE-2023-40889)

Summary: CVE-2023-40889 zbar: buffer overflow via crafted qr code
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: Anten Skrabec <askrabec>
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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 malicious QR code, or prepare it to be physically scanned by the vulnerable scanner.
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Description Anten Skrabec 2023-08-29 22:04:12 UTC 
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 malicious QR code, or prepare it to be physically scanned by the vulnerable scanner.

https://hackmd.io/@cspl/B1ZkFZv23
Comment 1 Anten Skrabec 2023-08-29 22:04:39 UTC 
Created zbar tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2235862]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2235863]