CVE-2016-4074

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2016-04-24
CWE:
CWE-400
Bugzilla:
1329982: CVE-2016-4074 jq: stack exhaustion via jv_dump_term() function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2016-4074 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 2.6
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9.0 jq Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty) jq Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7.0 (Kilo) for RHEL 7 jq Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6.0 (Juno) for RHEL 7 jq Will not fix

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