jq up to 1.7.1 jv.c jv_string_vfmt stack-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in jq up to 1.7.1. It has been declared as critical. Affected is the function jv_string_vfmt of the file jv.c. The manipulation results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-48060. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in jq up to 1.7.1. Affected is the function jv_string_vfmt of the file jv.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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). This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function `jv_string_vfmt` in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 `void* p = malloc(sz);`. As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-48060 since 05/15/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 08/05/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 241573 (RHEL 8 : jq (RHSA-2025:10618)), 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 (241573) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1480). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Ubuntu Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • Red Hat OpenShift

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Nessus ID: 241573
Nessus Name: RHEL 8 : jq (RHSA-2025:10618)

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Timelineinfo

05/15/2025 🔍
05/21/2025 +6 days 🔍
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08/05/2025 +76 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-p7rr-28xf-3m5w
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48060 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48060
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-309924
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1480 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (jq): Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Entryinfo

Created: 05/21/2025 22:38
Updated: 08/05/2025 15:04
Changes: 05/21/2025 22:38 (66), 07/09/2025 07:38 (2), 08/05/2025 15:04 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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