CVE-2015-8863
critical
CVSS v3
9.8
CVSS v2
10.0
VIR risk
9.8
Description
Off-by-one error in the tokenadd function in jv_parse.c in jq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long JSON-encoded number, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
97%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8863
Vendor advisory: security@debian.org — https://github.com/stedolan/jq/commit/8eb1367ca44e772963e704a700ef72ae2e12babd
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 |
| suse | 42.1 | affected | |
| suse | 13.2 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| jq_project | jq | {"endIncluding":"1.5"} | |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00012.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00014.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1098.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1099.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1106.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/2
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=802231
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/commit/8eb1367ca44e772963e704a700ef72ae2e12babd
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/995
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-20
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8863
CWEs
CWE-119
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.