CVE-2026-22184

Published: July 1, 2026
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.
CRITICAL
CVSS v3: 9.8

Status

DocFilters Release Package State Justification Comment
0.0.0.1 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
25.4 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
25.3 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
25.2 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
25.1.1 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
25.1 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
24.4 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
24.4.0 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
24.3 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
24.2.1 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
24.2 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
24.1 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
23.3 zlib (1.3) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
23.2.1 zlib (1.2.12) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
23.2 zlib (1.2.12) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
23.1 zlib (1.2.12) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
22.4 zlib (1.2.12) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
22.3 zlib (1.2.12) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
22.2 zlib (1.2.12) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
22.1 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
21.11.1 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
21.11 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
21.8.1 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
21.8 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
21.5.1 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
21.5.0 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
21.2.0 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.20 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.19.3667 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.18.3599 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.17 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.16.3445 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.15.3368 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.14.3263 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.13.3179 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.12.3054 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.11.3040 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.11.2990 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.10.2934 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.9.2878 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.
11.4.8.2822 zlib (1.2.11) Not Affected Code Not Present Document Filters only builds zlib core sources and contrib/infback9; the vulnerable contrib/untgz utility is absent from our source tree and never shipped.

Severity score breakdown

Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Availability Impact
HIGH
Base Score
9.8
Base Severity
CRITICAL
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
User Interaction
NONE
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Version
3.1

References