{"id":"CVE-2025-15614","title":"ugrep before 7.6.0 contains a heap buffer over-read vulnerability in the LZW decompressor when processing crafted .Z archive files","summary":"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 h…","severity":"low","cvss":3.3,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L","cwe":["CWE-125"],"vendor":"Genivia","product":"ugrep","affected":["ugrep < 7.6.0"],"published":"2026-09-05","updated":"2026-09-23","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-23T17:17:45.217","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15614","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep/blob/v7.5.0/src/zopen.c#L673","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep/commit/c12849a11264e2c81c860bf78ee9039772f307a4","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep/issues/511","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep/releases/tag/v7.6.0","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ugrep-before-7.6.0-heap-buffer-over-read-via-z-decompression","label":"disclosure@vulncheck.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-15614.json"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-15614"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-15614"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00118,"epssPercentile":0.01935,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-10T14:19:10.467174Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-06T07:51:56.735Z","slug":"CVE-2025-15614","body":"## Overview\n\nugrep 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · updated 2026-09-08 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-15614.json)","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":18,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":18.2,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}