CVE catalog
CVE-2025-15614
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
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 4.8
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - Published
- Updated
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.17% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ugrep | sid | 7.8.4+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ugrep | forky | 7.8.4+dfsg-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ugrep | trixie | 7.4.2+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Debian | ugrep | bookworm | 3.11.2+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 22.04 | 3.3.6+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 22.04 | 3.3.8+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 22.04 | 3.3.9+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 22.04 | 3.3.10+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 22.04 | 3.5.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 22.04 | 3.6.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 22.04 | 3.7.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 22.04 | 3.7.2+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 3.12.7+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 4.3.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 4.3.2+dfsg-2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 4.3.2+dfsg-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 4.3.3+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 4.3.4+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 4.3.6+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 4.4.1+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 4.5.2+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 24.04 | 5.0.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 26.04 | 7.4.2+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | ugrep | 26.04 | 7.5.0+dfsg-1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ugrep | source | sid | 7.6.0+dfsg-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ugrep | source | forky | 7.6.0+dfsg-1 | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ugrep | source | trixie | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ugrep | source | bookworm | (unfixed) | unimportant | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ugrep]Affected
Details (2)
3.11.2+dfsg-1· amd64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · ugrep · debian · bookworm; nvd · ugrep · debian · 12
3.11.2+dfsg-1· arm64 · bookwormAffected
nvd · ugrep · debian · bookworm; nvd · ugrep · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [ugrep]Affected
Details (2)
7.4.2+dfsg-1· amd64 · trixieAffected
nvd · ugrep · debian · 13
7.4.2+dfsg-1· arm64 · trixieAffected
nvd · ugrep · debian · 13
Observed:
References
- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-15614]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2025-15614]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2025-15614]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2025-15614]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2025/cve-2025-15614.json]
[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [National Vulnerability Database (NVD)] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]