CVE-2015-8863
Public on 2016-05-06
Modified on 2024-08-15
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in jq's tokenadd() function. By tricking a victim into processing a specially crafted JSON file, an attacker could use this flaw to crash jq or, potentially, execute arbitrary code on the victim's system.
Severity
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|
HAQM Linux 1 | jq | 2016-06-02 | ALAS-2016-705 | Fixed |
HAQM Linux 2 - Core | jq | Pending Fix | ||
HAQM Linux 2023 | jq | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
Score Type | Score | Vector | |
---|---|---|---|
HAQM Linux | CVSSv3 | 4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
NVD | CVSSv2 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |