CVE-2026-27820 LOW

CVE-2026-27820: zlib: Buffer Overflow in Zlib::GzipReader ungetc via large input leads to memory corruption

Vendor Ruby
Product zlib
Weakness CWE-120
Published April 16, 2026
Last update April 16, 2026

CVSS base score

1.7/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U

What the vulnerability does

01Description

zlib is a Ruby interface for the zlib compression/decompression library. Versions 3.0.0 and below, 3.1.0, 3.1.1, 3.2.0 and 3.2.1 contain a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Zlib::GzipReader. The zstream_buffer_ungets function prepends caller-provided bytes ahead of previously produced output but fails to guarantee the backing Ruby string has enough capacity before the memmove shifts the existing data. This can lead to memory corruption when the buffer length exceeds capacity. This issue has been fixed in versions 3.0.1, 3.1.2 and 3.2.3.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

April 16, 2026 CVE published
April 16, 2026 Record updated