Critical severity · published May 6, 2016
CVE-2015-8863
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…
9.8
CVSS
7.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)7.3% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
JQ
JQ · JQ Project
through 1.5 · source: NVD
LE
Leap · Opensuse
42.1 · source: NVD
OP
Opensuse · Opensuse
13.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8863
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8863
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00012.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00014.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1098.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1099.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1106.html
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/1
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