# CVE-2024-53427: decNumberCopy in decNumber.c in jq through 1.7.1 does not properly consider that NaN is interpreted as numeric, which has a resultant stack-

- Severity: CVSS 8.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-02-26 · Updated: 2025-03-28

## Affected

- jqlang jq: through 1.7.1

## Description

decNumberCopy in decNumber.c in jq through 1.7.1 does not properly consider that NaN is interpreted as numeric, which has a resultant stack-based buffer overflow and out-of-bounds write, as demonstrated by use of --slurp with subtraction, such as a filter of .-. when the input has a certain form of digit string with NaN (e.g., "1 NaN123" immediately followed by many more digits).

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jqlang jq, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/issues/3196
- https://gist.github.com/Ekkosun/a83870ce7f3b7813b9b462a395e8ad92
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/blob/71c2ab509a8628dbbad4bc7b3f98a64aa90d3297/src/decNumber/decNumber.c#L3375
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-x6c3-qv5r-7q22
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/issues/3296

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