cve/2023/CVE-2023-50246.md

### [CVE-2023-50246](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-50246)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Product&message=jq&color=blue)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Version&message=%3D%20%3D%201.7%20&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-120%3A%20Buffer%20Copy%20without%20Checking%20Size%20of%20Input%20('Classic%20Buffer%20Overflow')&color=brighgreen)
![](https://img.shields.io/static/v1?label=Vulnerability&message=CWE-122%3A%20Heap-based%20Buffer%20Overflow&color=brighgreen)

### 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.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-686w-5m7m-54vc
- https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-686w-5m7m-54vc

#### Github
No PoCs found on GitHub currently.