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CVE-2026-32316
jq is a command-line JSON processor. An integer overflow vulnerability exists through version 1.8.1 within the jvp_string_append() and jvp_string_copy_replace_bad functions, where concatenating strings with a combined length exceeding 2^31 bytes causes a 32-bit unsigned integer overflow in the buffer allocation size calculation, resulting in a drastically undersized heap buffer. Subsequent memory copy operations then write the full string data into this undersized buffer, causing a heap buffer o
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
cwe · 2 assertions
{"cweId":"CWE-122","description":"CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d5f2e8a696c416e3b2d6b96e98f0baecd70e93edf80997f859454c270c77a2b · sha256:6debb3e278682cf2… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-190","description":"CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d5f2e8a696c416e3b2d6b96e98f0baecd70e93edf80997f859454c270c77a2b · sha256:6debb3e278682cf2… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"jq","vendor":"jqlang","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< e47e56d226519635768e6aab2f38f0ab037c09e5"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d5f2e8a696c416e3b2d6b96e98f0baecd70e93edf80997f859454c270c77a2b · sha256:6debb3e278682cf2… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackVector":"NETWORK","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":8.2,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"NONE","integrityImpact":"LOW","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d5f2e8a696c416e3b2d6b96e98f0baecd70e93edf80997f859454c270c77a2b · sha256:6debb3e278682cf2… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
2 source assertions{"cweId":"CWE-122","description":"CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d5f2e8a696c416e3b2d6b96e98f0baecd70e93edf80997f859454c270c77a2b · sha256:6debb3e278682cf2… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
{"cweId":"CWE-190","description":"CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d5f2e8a696c416e3b2d6b96e98f0baecd70e93edf80997f859454c270c77a2b · sha256:6debb3e278682cf2… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/1/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/e47e56d226519635768e6aab2f38f0ab037c09e5","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/e47e56d226519635768e6aab2f38f0ab037c09e5"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d5f2e8a696c416e3b2d6b96e98f0baecd70e93edf80997f859454c270c77a2b · sha256:6debb3e278682cf2… · /containers/cna/references/1
{"name":"https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-q3h9-m34w-h76f","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-q3h9-m34w-h76f"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:4d5f2e8a696c416e3b2d6b96e98f0baecd70e93edf80997f859454c270c77a2b · sha256:6debb3e278682cf2… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
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