CVE-2025-15614Public exploit

Process crash via one-byte decompressor over-read

Published Sep 5, 2026 · Updated Sep 10, 2026

Heap buffer over-read in Genivia ugrep before 7.6.0 allows local users to crash the process by searching a crafted .Z file. The getcode() function in src/zopen.c consumes one byte beyond its allocated struct s_zstate buffer during LZW decoding. Execution requires a user to invoke compressed-file searching on the attacker-supplied archive; the documented consequence is process termination.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.12%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Heap buffer over-read in Genivia ugrep before 7.6.0 allows local users to crash the process by searching a crafted .Z file. The getcode() function in src/zopen.c consumes one byte beyond its allocated struct s_zstate buffer during LZW decoding. Execution requires a user to invoke compressed-file searching on the attacker-supplied archive; the documented consequence is process termination.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-15614
Published
Sep 5, 2026
Updated
Sep 10, 2026
Vendor
Genivia
Product
ugrep
Classifications
CWE-125
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 5, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <7.6.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Genivia · ugrepversion=0 <7.6.0

Published CVSS scores

4.8VulnCheck CNACVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
3.3Amazon LinuxCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

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