CVE-2023-50268
jq has stack-based buffer overflow in decNaNs
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 13, 2023 at 08:49 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:39 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorJq
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (5)
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/15/10x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingMailing List
Source: [email protected]
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=64771x_refsource_MISCPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/c9a51565214eece8f1053089739aea73145bfd6bx_refsource_CONFIRMExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-7hmr-442f-qc8jCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120CWE-121CWE-787
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