CVE-2023-49355

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Published Dec 11, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

decToString in decNumber/decNumber.c in jq 88f01a7 has a one-byte out-of-bounds write via the " []-1.2e-1111111111" input. NOTE: this is not the same as CVE-2023-50246. The CVE-2023-50246 71c2ab5 reference mentions -10E-1000010001, which is not in normalized scientific notation.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:1.7-37-g88f01a7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.170% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/blob/88f01a741c8d63c4d1b5bc3ef61520c6eb93edaa/src/decNumber/decNumber.c#L3764
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/tree/88f01a741c8d63c4d1b5bc3ef61520c6eb93edaa
https://github.com/linzc21/bug-reports/blob/main/reports/jq/1.7-37-g88f01a7/heap-buffer-overflow/CVE-2023-49355.md

History

Oct 9, 2024 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Jqlang Jq

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Sources

CVE record Updated: Oct 9, 2024, 2:35 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Dec 11, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Oct 9, 2024, 2:35 PM
Reserved: Nov 27, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:53 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 9:53 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:35 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 11, 2023, 7:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:35 AM

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