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CVE-2023-50268

jq has stack-based buffer overflow in decNaNs

Published: Dec 13, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-120
6.2MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 63.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-120CWE-121CWE-787

Affected Products

ООО «Ред Софт»
commercial·RUaka red soft
РЕД ОСOn-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
Stephen Dolan
individual-devaka jq
jqLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library
jqlang
oss-projectaka jq
jqLibrary
OSS Libraries / generic-library

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/15/10
openwall.com
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/c9a51565214eece8f1053089739aea73145bfd6b
github.com
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/pull/2804
github.com
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