CVE-2022-28044

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c...

9.8 CriticalFix available

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.93%Up 1.0 points since Apr 16, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

Record: CVE-2022-28044
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

Record: CVE-2022-28044
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-32530 No score

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

Record: EUVD-2022-32530
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qww-cm69-c4w4 9.8

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c...

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

Record: GHSA-2qww-cm69-c4w4
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-787
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVALPINE-CVE-2022-28044 9.8

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

Record: ALPINE-CVE-2022-28044
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2022-28044 9.8

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2022-28044
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-28044 9.8

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2022-28044
CVSS 3.1: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Irzip v0.640 was discovered to contain a heap memory corruption via the component lrzip.c:initialise_control.

Record: CVE-2022-28044
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUSN-5840-1 No score

lrzip vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Long Range ZIP incorrectly handled pointers. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted ZIP file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-25467)

It was discovered that Long Range ZIP incorrectly handled pointers. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted ZIP file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2021-27345, CVE-2021-27347)

It was discovered that Long Range ZIP incorrectly handled pointers. If a user or an automated system were tricked into opening a certain specially crafted ZIP file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2022-26291)

It was discovered that Long Range ZIP incorrectly handled memory allocation, which could lead to a heap memory corruption. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause denial of service. This issue affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 22.10. (CVE-2022-28044)

Record: USN-5840-1
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`lrzip` Alpine:v3.17	before 0.650-r0	0.650-r0
`lrzip` Alpine:v3.18	before 0.650-r0	0.650-r0
`lrzip` Alpine:v3.19	before 0.650-r0	0.650-r0
`lrzip` Alpine:v3.20	before 0.650-r0	0.650-r0
`lrzip` Alpine:v3.21	before 0.650-r0	0.650-r0
`lrzip` Alpine:v3.22	before 0.650-r0	0.650-r0
`lrzip` Alpine:v3.23	before 0.650-r0	0.650-r0
`lrzip` Alpine:v3.24	before 0.650-r0	0.650-r0
`lrzip` Debian:12	before 0.650-1	0.650-1
`lrzip` Debian:13	before 0.650-1	0.650-1

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`lrzip` Debian:14	before 0.650-1	0.650-1
`lrzip` Debian:9	before 0.631-1+deb9u3, plus listed versions 0.631-10.631-1+deb9u10.631-1+deb9u2	0.631-1+deb9u3
`lrzip` Debian:10 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0.631+git180528-1+deb10u1, plus listed versions 0.631+git180528-1	0.631+git180528-1+deb10u1
`lrzip` Debian:11 From an advisory covering 3 CVEs	before 0.641-1+deb11u1, plus listed versions 0.641-1	0.641-1+deb11u1
`lrzip` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	before 0.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 0.608-20.616-10.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm0.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	0.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
`lrzip` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	before 0.621-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 0.621-10.621-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	0.621-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
`lrzip` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	before 0.631-1+deb9u3build0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 0.631-10.631-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1	0.631-1+deb9u3build0.18.04.1
`lrzip` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS	before 0.631+git180528-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1, plus listed versions 0.631+git180528-10.631+git180528-1build1	0.631+git180528-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
`lrzip` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS	before 0.651-2ubuntu0.22.04.1, plus listed versions 0.641-10.651-2	0.651-2ubuntu0.22.04.1
`lrzip` Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 0.608-20.616-10.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm0.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	0.616-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
`lrzip` Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0.621-1ubuntu0.1~esm2, plus listed versions 0.621-10.621-1ubuntu0.1~esm1	0.621-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
`lrzip` Ubuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0.631-1+deb9u3build0.18.04.1, plus listed versions 0.631-10.631-1+deb9u1build0.18.04.1	0.631-1+deb9u3build0.18.04.1
`lrzip` Ubuntu:20.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0.631+git180528-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1, plus listed versions 0.631+git180528-10.631+git180528-1build1	0.631+git180528-1+deb10u1build0.20.04.1
`lrzip` Ubuntu:22.04:LTS From an advisory covering 6 CVEs	before 0.651-2ubuntu0.22.04.1, plus listed versions 0.641-10.651-2	0.651-2ubuntu0.22.04.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	affected, aliases, references	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-28044 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Irzip Project Irzip, published April 15, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. Fixed in lrzip 0.650-r0.

References

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