Medium: zbar

Issue Overview:

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. (CVE-2023-40889)

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. (CVE-2023-40890)

Affected Packages:

zbar

Issue Correction:
Run yum update zbar to update your system.

New Packages:

i686:  
    zbar-devel-0.10-19.3.amzn1.i686  
    zbar-debuginfo-0.10-19.3.amzn1.i686  
    zbar-0.10-19.3.amzn1.i686  
  
src:  
    zbar-0.10-19.3.amzn1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    zbar-0.10-19.3.amzn1.x86_64  
    zbar-debuginfo-0.10-19.3.amzn1.x86_64  
    zbar-devel-0.10-19.3.amzn1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2023-40889, CVE-2023-40890

Mitre: CVE-2023-40889, CVE-2023-40890