CVE-2016-4074

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    CVE-2016-4074

    Published: 6 May 2016Last Modified: 27 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4, https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263, https://github.com/stedolan/jq/, https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908, https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    jq-1.5

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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