# CVE-2023-50246: jq has heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability in the function decToString in decNumber.c

- Severity: CVSS 6.2 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-12-13 · Updated: 2025-02-13

## Affected

- jqlang jq: 1.7

## Description

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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-686w-5m7m-54vc
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/71c2ab509a8628dbbad4bc7b3f98a64aa90d3297
- https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=64574
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/15/10

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