CVE-2016-4074
high
CVSS v3
7.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.5
Description
The jv_dump_term function in jq 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted JSON file. This issue has been fixed in jq 1.6_rc1-r0.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
83%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| 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 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| jq_project | jq | {"endIncluding":"1.5"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4074.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4074
CWEs
CWE-770
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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