vulnerability
Debian: CVE-2015-8863: jq -- security update
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 6, 2016 | Jul 30, 2024 | Mar 30, 2026 |
Severity
10
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 6, 2016
Added
Jul 30, 2024
Modified
Mar 30, 2026
Description
Off-by-one error in the tokenadd function in jv_parse.c in jq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long JSON-encoded number, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Solution
debian-upgrade-jq
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