CVE-2023-50246

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    CVE-2023-50246

    Published: 13 Dec 2023Last Modified: 28 Sept 2026

    Summary: jq has heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the function decToString in decNumber.c

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/15/10, https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=64574, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/50xxx/CVE-2023-50246.json, https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-686w-5m7m-54vc, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50246, https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/71c2ab509a8628dbbad4bc7b3f98a64aa90d3297

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 11c528d04d76c9b9553781aa76b073e4f40da008
    Fixed -71c2ab509a8628dbbad4bc7b3f98a64aa90d3297

    Affected versions

    1.7-NA

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
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    Availability
    None
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    High
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