VulnerabilityModified
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.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 5.33%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.33%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.33% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-770
- Affected
- jq project/jq
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/Product, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.