Name | CVE-2016-4074 |
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. |
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 | 822456 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
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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 |
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jq | source | jessie | 1.4-2.1+deb8u1 | | | |
jq | source | (unstable) | 1.5+dfsg-1.1 | low | | 822456 |
Notes
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3