Resource exhaustion in Jq Project
CVE-2016-4074
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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.053 (92.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.053 · newest: 0.053 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/stedolan/jq/ (Product, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4074?
- CVE-2016-4074 is a high-severity vulnerability in Jq Project, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2016-05-06.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4074?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4074 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.