vulnerability

Ubuntu: USN-4787-1 (CVE-2016-4074): jq vulnerability

Try Surface Command

Back to search

Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)

Published

May 6, 2016

Added

Mar 22, 2023

Modified

Mar 27, 2026

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.

Solution

ubuntu-pro-upgrade-jq

References

CVE-2016-4074
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-4074
CWE-770
EUVD-EUVD-2016-5075
UBUNTU-USN-4787-1
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-5075

Rapid7 Labs

2026 Global Threat Landscape Report

The predictive window has collapsed. Exploitation follows disclosure in days. See how attackers are accelerating and how to stay ahead.

Get report