CVE-2023-50268

jq: stack-based buffer overflow in builds using decNumber

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.2

CVSS 3.1

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Published · December 13, 2023

Updated · June 26, 2026

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found in the Jq project. This issue occurs when submitting malicious input to the application, leading to an application crash and causing a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')