CVE-2023-50246 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-50246: jq has heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the function decToString in decNumber.c

Vendor Jqlang
Product jq
Weakness CWE-122
Published December 13, 2023
Last update February 13, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

jq is a command-line JSON processor. Version 1.7 is vulnerable to heap-based buffer overflow. Version 1.7.1 contains a patch for this issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2023 CVE published
February 13, 2025 Record updated