WS-2026-0182
Published:November 05, 2026
Updated:November 09, 2026
The zipRemoveExtraInfoBlock() function in the minizip contrib library shipped with zlib (contrib/minizip/zip.c) 1.2.3.5 through 1.3.2 reads each extra-field block size as a signed 16-bit value and never checks it against the buffer length, so a crafted ZIP extra field (for example from an untrusted archive whose entries are re-used in RAW mode) makes memcpy write past the allocated heap buffer and read past the input, leading to a crash or memory corruption. Fixed in zlib 1.4.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/madler/zlib.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.2.3.5 <v1.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.4Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
LOW
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Out-of-bounds Write