Buffer Overflow Affecting stedolan/jq package, versions [,1.7.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (35th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-STEDOLANJQ-6129739
  • published18 Dec 2023
  • disclosed13 Dec 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Dec 2023

CVE-2023-50268  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade stedolan/jq to version 1.7.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the use of decNumber. An attacker can cause a crash or potentially execute arbitrary code by providing a crafted input that triggers the overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1