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CVE-2016-4074

Date: May 6, 2016

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (12)

https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4074
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4074
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4074
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4074
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2016-4074
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-4074

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-119

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

CWE-770

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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