CVE-2023-50268

jq has stack-based buffer overflow in decNaNs

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Published Dec 13, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

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

jqlang

jq

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`= 1.7`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jqlang:jq:1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-55080	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

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% (0.439% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/15/10
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=64771
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/c9a51565214eece8f1053089739aea73145bfd6b
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/pull/2804
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-7hmr-442f-qc8j
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50268
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-50268

History

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Jqlang Jq

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:19 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: Dec 13, 2023, 8:49 PM
Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 5:19 PM
Reserved: Dec 5, 2023, 8:42 PM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:39 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 13, 2023, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:39 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Dec 13, 2023, 12:00 AM

Severity: Moderate
Public date: Dec 13, 2023, 12:00 AM

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