CVE-2025-48060 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow in JQ

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-126 — Buffer Over-read11 documents8 sources
Severity
7.7HIGHNVD
OSV6.5
EPSS
0.6%
top 30.83%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Jqlang JQ
Timeline
PublishedMay 21
Latest updateJan 15

Description

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function `jv_string_vfmt` in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 `void* p = malloc(sz);`. As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Debianjqlang/jq< 1.6-2.1+deb11u1+3
▶Ubuntujqlang/jq< 1.6-2.1ubuntu3.1+4
▶CVEListV5jqlang/jq1.7.1
▶NVDjqlang/jq1.7.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
jq vulnerabilities↗2025-07-22
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OSV
jq vulnerabilities↗2025-07-21
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OSV
CVE-2025-48060: jq is a command-line JSON processor↗2025-05-21
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CVEList
AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)↗2025-05-21
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Oracle
Oracle Oracle Communications Risk Matrix: Third Party (jq) — CVE-2025-48060↗2026-01-15
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Ubuntu
jq vulnerabilities↗2025-07-22
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Ubuntu
jq vulnerabilities↗2025-07-21
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Red Hat
jq: AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)↗2025-05-21
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Microsoft
AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)↗2025-05-13
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