Description
ugrep before 7.6.0 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability in the LZW decompressor when processing crafted .Z archive files. Attackers can supply malformed .Z files that cause the decompressor to read one byte past the allocated heap buffer, potentially crashing the process.
Published: 2026-09-05
Score: 4.8 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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History

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:45:00 +0000

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First Time appeared Genivia
Genivia ugrep
Vendors & Products Genivia
Genivia ugrep

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:45:00 +0000

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Description ugrep before 7.6.0 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability in the LZW decompressor when processing crafted .Z archive files. Attackers can supply malformed .Z files that cause the decompressor to read one byte past the allocated heap buffer, potentially crashing the process.
Title ugrep before 7.6.0 Heap Buffer Over-read via .Z decompression
Weaknesses CWE-125
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-10T15:05:24.270Z

Reserved: 2026-03-23T21:11:35.412Z

Link: CVE-2025-15614

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-10T14:19:11.139Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-05T12:16:45.450

Modified: 2026-09-10T16:17:06.940

Link: CVE-2025-15614

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-07T08:25:09Z

Weaknesses