jq has stack-based buffer overflow in decNaNs
CVE-2023-50268

6.2MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Jqlang

Status
Jq
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 December 2023

What is CVE-2023-50268?

jq is a command-line JSON processor. Version 1.7 is vulnerable to stack-based buffer overflow in builds using decNumber. Version 1.7.1 contains a patch for this issue.

Affected Version(s)

jq = 1.7

References

https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-7hm...
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https://github.com/jqlang/jq/pull/2804
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https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/c9a51565214eece8f1053...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.2
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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