VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2025-48060

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.

HIGH 7.7EPSS 0.53%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.53%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

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.

CVSS 4.0: 7.7 HIGHCVSS: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/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.53% probability · 43th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-121, CWE-787
Affected: jqlang/jq
Source: security-advisories@github.com

References

https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-p7rr-28xf-3m5wExploit, Vendor Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/09/msg00022.html
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-p7rr-28xf-3m5wExploit, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.