# CVE-2024-23337: jq has signed integer overflow in jv.c:jvp\_array\_write

- Severity: CVSS 4.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-05-21 · Updated: 2025-05-21

## Affected

- jqlang jq: through 1.7.1

## Description

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, an integer overflow arises when assigning value using an index of 2147483647, the signed integer limit. This causes a denial of service. Commit de21386681c0df0104a99d9d09db23a9b2a78b1e contains a patch for the issue.

## What to do

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## References

- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-2q6r-344g-cx46
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/issues/3262
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/de21386681c0df0104a99d9d09db23a9b2a78b1e

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