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CVE-2023-50246 Detail

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.


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

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write cwe source acceptance level NIST  
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow GitHub, Inc.  
CWE-120 Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2023-50246
NVD Published Date:
12/13/2023
NVD Last Modified:
12/18/2023
Source:
GitHub, Inc.