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Vulnerabilities CVE-2026-22184

CVE-2026-22184

Medium
Open
TLP:CLEAR

zlib <= 1.3.1.2 untgz Global Buffer Overflow in TGZfname()

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Description

zlib versions up to and including 1.3.1.2 include a global buffer overflow in the untgz utility located under contrib/untgz. The vulnerability is limited to the standalone demonstration utility and does not affect the core zlib compression library. The flaw occurs when a user executes the untgz command with an excessively long archive name supplied via the command line, leading to an out-of-bounds write in a fixed-size global buffer.

Details

CVSS Score
4.6
CVSS Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Confidence
90%
Published
Jan 7, 2026
Last Modified
Aug 21, 2026
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