CVE-2016-4074
Published: 6 May 2016
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.
From the Ubuntu Security Team
It was discovered that jq did not perform sufficient bounds checking, resulting in unbounded resource consumption. An attacker could use this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
jq Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Not vulnerable
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| bionic |
Not vulnerable
|
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| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
|
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| disco |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| eoan |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| focal |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| groovy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| hirsute |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| impish |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| jammy |
Not vulnerable
|
|
| precise |
Does not exist
|
|
| trusty |
Released
(1.3-1ubuntu1.1+esm3)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only) |
|
| upstream |
Released
(1.5+dfsg-1.1)
|
|
| wily |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
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| xenial |
Released
(1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2)
Available with Ubuntu Pro |
|
| yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
| zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
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Patches: upstream: https://github.com/stedolan/jq/commit/fd4ae8304e23007672af9a37855c7a76de7c78cf upstream: https://github.com/stedolan/jq/commit/83e2cf607f3599d208b6b3129092fa7deb2e5292 |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |