Bug 2425259 (CVE-2018-25153)

Summary: CVE-2018-25153 barcode: memory leak via specially crafted file
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Bug Depends On: 2425321, 2425322, 2425323, 2425325, 2425324    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-12-24 20:02:42 UTC
GNU Barcode 0.99 contains a memory leak vulnerability in the command line processing function within cmdline.c. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability by providing specially crafted input that causes unfreed memory allocations, potentially leading to denial of service conditions.