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.
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ugrep-before-7.6.0-heap-buffer-over-read-via-z-decompression
https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep/releases/tag/v7.6.0
https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep/issues/511
https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep/commit/c12849a11264e2c81c860bf78ee9039772f307a4
https://github.com/Genivia/ugrep/blob/v7.5.0/src/zopen.c#L673
Published: 2026-09-05
Updated: 2026-09-05
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Severity: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Severity: Low
Base 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
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00118