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High
CVE-2025-48060
AddressSanitizer: stack-buffer-overflow in jq_fuzz_execute (jv_string_vfmt)
Vulnerability 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.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Vulnerable Versions:
<= 1.7.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 21st, 2025
Last Modified:
November 3rd, 2025
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026