CVE-2021-27799 (GCVE-0-2021-27799)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-26 21:31 – Updated: 2024-08-03 21:33
VLAI
Summary
ean_leading_zeroes in backend/upcean.c in Zint Barcode Generator 2.9.1 has a stack-based buffer overflow that is reachable from the C API through an application that includes the Zint Barcode Generator library code.
Severity
7.5 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
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