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DEBIAN-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...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 jq

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5+dfsg-1.1"}]}]

Debian:13 jq

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5+dfsg-1.1"}]}]

Debian:14 jq

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5+dfsg-1.1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org