jqlang jq 1.7.1 decNumber.c decNumberCopy stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in jqlang jq 1.7.1. It has been rated as critical. This impacts the function decNumberCopy of the file decNumber.c. The manipulation leads to stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-53427. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in jqlang jq 1.7.1. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects the function decNumberCopy of the file decNumber.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

jq v1.7.1 contains a stack-buffer-overflow in the decNumberCopy function within decNumber.c.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-53427 since 11/20/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/01/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 233681 (Amazon Linux 2023 : jq, jq-devel (ALAS2023-2025-919)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (233681) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-5310). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

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Class: Stack-based overflow
CWE: CWE-121 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 233681
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux 2023 : jq, jq-devel (ALAS2023-2025-919)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

11/20/2024 🔍
02/26/2025 +98 days 🔍
02/26/2025 +0 days 🔍
06/01/2025 +95 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 3196
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2024-53427 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-53427
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-297647
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/26/2025 18:52
Updated: 06/01/2025 13:31
Changes: 02/26/2025 18:52 (56), 03/02/2025 04:49 (12), 04/02/2025 13:42 (2), 06/01/2025 13:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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