CVE-2016-4074
First published: Fri May 06 2016(Updated: )
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.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| debian/jq | 1.6-2.1 1.7.1-3 | |
| jq | <=1.5 |
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Reference Links
- 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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4074
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