CVE-2016-4074 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.
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 5.4%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/jq(Debian:12) | < 1.5+dfsg-1.1 | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 |
| debian/jq(Debian:13) | < 1.5+dfsg-1.1 | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 |
| debian/jq(Debian:14) | < 1.5+dfsg-1.1 | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 |
| jq project jq | <= 1.5 | No fix listed |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.10) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.11) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.12) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.13) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.14) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.15) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.16) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.17) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.18) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.19) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.20) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.21) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.22) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.23) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.24) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.4) | < 1.5-r2 | 1.5-r2 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.5) | < 1.5-r4 | 1.5-r4 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.6) | < 1.5-r4 | 1.5-r4 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.7) | < 1.5-r5 | 1.5-r5 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.8) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
| alpine/jq(Alpine:v3.9) | < 1.6_rc1-r0 | 1.6_rc1-r0 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-4074 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160424 CVE Request: jq: stack exhaustion using jv_dump_term() function mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160424 Re: CVE Request: jq: stack exhaustion using jv_dump_term() function mailing-list third-party-advisory
- github.com patch third-party-advisory
- github.com third-party-advisory
- github.com product third-party-advisory
- github.com exploit patch third-party-advisory
- security.alpinelinux.org vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking