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ugrep before 7.6.0 Heap Buffer Over-read via .Z decompression

Type: advisorySource: Official CVE List1 source record

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.

Announced Group revision 1
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CVE-2025-15614

Primary source · Revision 1

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Security context

Source reference: cve:CVE-2025-15614

ugrep

Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product

Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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Prerequisites
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Structured affected-version data

Original package identities and version rules from this source.

[
  {
    "vendor": "Genivia",
    "product": "ugrep",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "lessThan": "7.6.0",
        "versionType": "semver"
      }
    ],
    "packageURL": "pkg:github/Genivia/ugrep",
    "defaultStatus": "unaffected"
  }
]
Related CVEs
CVE-2025-15614

Source reference: /cveMetadata/cveId

Publisher severity

medium

Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics

Event
#845 · Revision 1
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