| Name | CVE-2015-8863 |
| Description | Off-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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 802231 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| jq (PTS) | bookworm, bullseye | 1.6-2.1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 1.7.1-3 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| jq | source | jessie | 1.4-2.1+deb8u1 | | | |
| jq | source | (unstable) | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 | low | | 802231 |
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