Description

jq is a command-line JSON processor. In version 1.8.0 a heap use after free vulnerability exists within the function f_strflocaltime of /src/builtin.c. This issue has been patched in commit 499c91b, no known fix version exists at time of publication.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-49014

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.5

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

Affected Products

Vendor: jqlang

Product: jq

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.04% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 12.36% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-22 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49014
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/security/advisories/GHSA-rmjp-cr27-wpg2
https://github.com/jqlang/jq/commit/499c91bca9d4d027833bc62787d1bb075c03680e

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