CVE-2023-50268 — Classic Buffer Overflow in JQ

CWE-120 — Classic Buffer OverflowCWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write5 documents5 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
CNA6.2
EPSS
0.1%
top 71.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Jqlang JQ
Timeline
PublishedDec 13

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianjqlang/jq< 1.7.1-1+1
▶CVEListV5jqlang/jq= 1.7
▶NVDjqlang/jq1.7

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗Patch: github.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
OSV
CVE-2023-50268: jq is a command-line JSON processor↗2023-12-13
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CVEList
jq has stack-based buffer overflow in decNaNs↗2023-12-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
jq: stack-based buffer overflow in builds using decNumber↗2023-12-13
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Debian
CVE-2023-50268: jq - jq is a command-line JSON processor. Version 1.7 is vulnerable to stack-based bu...↗2023
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