CVE-2016-4074 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via stack consumption and application crash by providing a crafted JSON file to jq.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-4074?
CVE-2016-4074 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 May 2016. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4074?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (4)
jq SUSE:Enterprise Storage 4 | All versions | 1.5-3.5.7 |
jq SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 1.5-5.1 |
jq SUSE:Package Hub 12 SP1 | All versions | 1.5-5.1 |
jq openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 1.6-2.9 |
Products include Jq Project Jq.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4074?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-4074 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4074 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2016-4074, AZL-6505, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4074, GHSA-63w9-2p7c-mwwp, SUSE-SU-2017:2950-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4074 and 4 more.