Medium severity · published Dec 13, 2023
CVE-2023-50268
jq is a command-line JSON processor
5.5
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 38% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JQ
JQ · Jqlang
1.7 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50268
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50268
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/15/10
Issue Tracking
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=64771
Patch
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/c9a51565214eece8f1053089739aea73145bfd6b
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/pull/2804
Exploit
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-7hmr-442f-qc8j
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