CVE-2015-8863

NameCVE-2015-8863
DescriptionOff-by-one error in the tokenadd function in jv_parse.c in jq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long JSON-encoded number, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs802231

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
jq (PTS)buster1.5+dfsg-2fixed
bookworm, bullseye1.6-2.1fixed
trixie1.7.1-2fixed
sid1.7.1-3fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
jqsourcejessie1.4-2.1+deb8u1
jqsource(unstable)1.5+dfsg-1.1low802231

Notes

https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/995
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/commit/8eb1367ca44e772963e704a700ef72ae2e12babd
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/1

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