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7.8
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2016-4074
jq JSON Denial of Service
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.

INFO

Published Date :

May 6, 2016, 5:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4074 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Jq_project jq
1 Jqlang jq
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update the jq package to address a denial of service vulnerability.
  • Update the affected jq package to a patched version.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-4074 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-4074.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/ Product Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/ Product Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4074 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4074 weaknesses.

CAPEC-125: Flooding Flooding CAPEC-130: Excessive Allocation Excessive Allocation CAPEC-147: XML Ping of the Death XML Ping of the Death CAPEC-197: Exponential Data Expansion Exponential Data Expansion CAPEC-229: Serialized Data Parameter Blowup Serialized Data Parameter Blowup CAPEC-230: Serialized Data with Nested Payloads Serialized Data with Nested Payloads CAPEC-231: Oversized Serialized Data Payloads Oversized Serialized Data Payloads CAPEC-469: HTTP DoS HTTP DoS CAPEC-482: TCP Flood TCP Flood CAPEC-486: UDP Flood UDP Flood CAPEC-487: ICMP Flood ICMP Flood CAPEC-488: HTTP Flood HTTP Flood CAPEC-489: SSL Flood SSL Flood CAPEC-490: Amplification Amplification CAPEC-491: Quadratic Data Expansion Quadratic Data Expansion CAPEC-493: SOAP Array Blowup SOAP Array Blowup CAPEC-494: TCP Fragmentation TCP Fragmentation CAPEC-495: UDP Fragmentation UDP Fragmentation CAPEC-496: ICMP Fragmentation ICMP Fragmentation CAPEC-528: XML Flood XML Flood

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 5 years, 6 months ago
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Born at : July 17, 2018, 7:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 494 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-4074 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-4074 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4
    Added Reference https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263
    Added Reference https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908
    Added Reference https://github.com/stedolan/jq/
    Added Reference https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 04, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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 jg 1.6_rc1-r0. 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.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 14, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263 No Types Assigned https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908 No Types Assigned https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/stedolan/jq/ No Types Assigned https://github.com/stedolan/jq/ Product, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 Exploit https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-119
    Added CWE NIST CWE-770
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 15, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed 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. 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 jg 1.6_rc1-r0.
    Added Reference https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 02, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/stedolan/jq/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 09, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:jq_project:jq:1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 No Types Assigned https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 06, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

2.00 }} 0.72%

score

0.82854

percentile