CVE-2023-50246

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-120 CWE-122 CWE-787

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
jqlang	jq	= 1.7

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/15/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=64574Mailing List
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/71c2ab509a8628dbbad4bc7b3f98a64aa90d3297Patch
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-686w-5m7m-54vcExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2023/12/15/10Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://bugs.chromium.org/p/oss-fuzz/issues/detail?id=64574Mailing List
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/71c2ab509a8628dbbad4bc7b3f98a64aa90d3297Patch
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-686w-5m7m-54vcExploit, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 13, 2023
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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