Description
lrzsz before 0.13.0 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in procheader() of the lrz receive utility when copying overlong sender-supplied filenames into Pathname. Malicious ZMODEM senders can supply filenames up to 8192 bytes, overflowing the buffer via sprintf() in pipe mode or strcpy() to corrupt heap memory and crash lrz.
Published: 2026-10-06
Score: 6.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:45:00 +0000

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Description lrzsz before 0.13.0 contains a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in procheader() of the lrz receive utility when copying overlong sender-supplied filenames into Pathname. Malicious ZMODEM senders can supply filenames up to 8192 bytes, overflowing the buffer via sprintf() in pipe mode or strcpy() to corrupt heap memory and crash lrz.
Title lrzsz before 0.13.0 Heap Buffer Overflow via lrz procheader() Pathname
First Time appeared Lrzsz Project
Lrzsz Project lrzsz
Weaknesses CWE-122
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:lrzsz_project:lrzsz:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Lrzsz Project
Lrzsz Project lrzsz
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


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Lrzsz Project Lrzsz
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-06T13:35:47.550Z

Reserved: 2026-10-05T22:00:10.842Z

Link: CVE-2026-105842

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-06T14:17:41.620

Modified: 2026-10-06T14:17:41.620

Link: CVE-2026-105842

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