jq 1.7 buffer overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in jq 1.7. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability was named CVE-2023-50246. The attack needs to be approached locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in jq 1.7. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was presented 12/14/2023 as GHSA-686w-5m7m-54vc. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-50246 since 12/05/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 71c2ab509a8628dbbad4bc7b3f98a64aa90d3297 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Buffer overflow
CWE: CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: jq 1.7.1
Patch: 71c2ab509a8628dbbad4bc7b3f98a64aa90d3297

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12/05/2023 🔍
12/13/2023 +8 days 🔍
12/14/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/26/2025 +499 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-686w-5m7m-54vc
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-50246 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-50246
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-247968

Entryinfo

Created: 12/14/2023 00:29
Updated: 04/26/2025 07:18
Changes: 12/14/2023 00:29 (51), 01/10/2024 14:11 (11), 04/26/2025 07:18 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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