{"id":"USN-7118-1","summary":"zbar vulnerabilities","details":"It was discovered that ZBar did not properly handle certain QR codes. If a\nuser or automated system using ZBar were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive\ninformation.  (CVE-2023-40889)\n\nIt was discovered that ZBar did not properly handle certain QR codes. If a\nuser or automated system using ZBar were tricked into opening a specially\ncrafted file, an attacker could possibly use this to obtain sensitive\ninformation. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.04\nLTS. (CVE-2023-40890)\n","modified":"2026-06-25T13:32:29.887399321Z","published":"2024-11-21T12:23:06Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40889","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40890"],"upstream":["CVE-2023-40889","CVE-2023-40890","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40889","UBUNTU-CVE-2023-40890"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7118-1"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40889"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-40890"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"zbar","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/zbar?arch=source&distro=esm-apps%2Fxenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"}]}],"versions":["0.10+doc-10build1","0.10+doc-10build2","0.10+doc-10ubuntu1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"libbarcode-zbar-perl","binary_version":"0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_version":"0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1","binary_name":"libzbar0"},{"binary_name":"libzbargtk0","binary_version":"0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_version":"0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1","binary_name":"libzbarqt0"},{"binary_name":"python-zbar","binary_version":"0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"python-zbarpygtk","binary_version":"0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"},{"binary_name":"zbar-tools","binary_version":"0.10+doc-10ubuntu1+esm1"}],"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro: 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