Buffer overflow in Jq Project
CVE-2015-8863
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.075 (93.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Jq_project Jq
- Opensuse Leap — versions 42.1
- Opensuse — versions 13.2
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- security@debian.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- security@debian.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
- security@debian.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-8863?
- CVE-2015-8863 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Jq Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2015-8863?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2015-8863 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.