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CVE-2016-4074 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908 CVEPatchThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/ CVEProductThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 CVEExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3 CVEMailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 12 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
jq project jq
<= 1.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:jq_project:jq:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-4074
NVD Published Date:
May 6, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-4074 Details - Not Deferred