CVE-2025-48060CWE-121

AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)

High · published May 21, 2025

CVSS v4.0
7.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.7
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In versions up to and including 1.7.1, a heap-buffer-overflow is present in function `jv_string_vfmt` in the jq_fuzz_execute harness from oss-fuzz. This crash happens on file jv.c, line 1456 `void* p = malloc(sz);`. As of time of publication, no patched versions are available.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
7.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
EPSS
0.00557 · 45.7th percentile
Weakness
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2025-05-21T17:32Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 21 MAY 17:32Z
    AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)
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