zchunk before 1.5.5 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in read_preface() in src/lib/header.c that passes the total header length instead of remaining bytes to compint parsing functions. Attackers can supply a crafted .zck file whose header ends inside a compressed integer, causing reads past the heap header buffer and crashing the application.
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Tue, 27 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000
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| Description | zchunk before 1.5.5 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in read_preface() in src/lib/header.c that passes the total header length instead of remaining bytes to compint parsing functions. Attackers can supply a crafted .zck file whose header ends inside a compressed integer, causing reads past the heap header buffer and crashing the application. | |
| Title | zchunk before 1.5.5 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via read_preface() | |
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Zchunk
Zchunk zchunk |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:zchunk:zchunk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Zchunk
Zchunk zchunk |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-27T13:07:51.708Z
Reserved: 2026-10-27T11:25:20.941Z
Link: CVE-2026-117556
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-27T14:16:36.340
Modified: 2026-10-27T16:04:22.707
Link: CVE-2026-117556
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Updated: 2026-10-27T15:00:05Z
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