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Advisory record · GHSA-g857-hhfv-j68w

Buffer Overflow in Zlib::GzipReader ungetc via large input leads to memory corruption

CVSS 1.7 LowEPSS 0.0056 · 46th percentile

Published by the GitHub Advisory Database at 16 Apr 2026, 20:40 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known.

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed in
zlibRubyGems>=3.2.0, <3.2.3 || >=3.1.0, <3.1.2 || <3.0.13.2.3, 3.1.2, 3.0.1
Identifiers
GHSA-g857-hhfv-j68w · CVE-2026-27820
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-120 · CWE-131
Tags
Published
16 Apr 2026
Updated
10 Sept 2026

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

ScoreRatingCVSSVectorSource
1.7 Low 4.0 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 CNA (GitHub_M)
  • CISA KEV Not listed.
  • EPSS 0.0056, the 46th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

  1. 31 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTC First seen by agentprime
  2. 31 Oct 2026, 15:16 UTC Confirmed by OSV

Sources

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