jq: stack exhaustion via jv_dump_term() function
Published May 6, 2016
7.5
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 5.33%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 1.5
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
jq
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
jq
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno)
jq
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo)
jq
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty)
jq
Will not fix
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka)
jq
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | jq | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | jq | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 6 (Juno) | jq | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) | jq | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) | jq | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) | jq | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Because this vulnerability requires that an unsuspecting user parses a specially crafted malicious JSON file, or that a service that does so accepts untrusted input, and because the consequences of this flaw are limited to exhaustion of the resources available to the user with whose privileges jq parses the malicious file, Red Hat assesses this vulnerability's impact as Low.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.33% (0.05333) | 92.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.33% (0.05333) | 91.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 26, 2026 | 1.00% (0.00995) | 77.15th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.00% (0.01997) | 82.03th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 6.46% (0.06455) | 84.68th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.00% (0.01997) | 82.45th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00926) | 83.64th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 0.93% (0.00926) | 82.70th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 19, 2023 | 0.93% (0.00926) | 80.69th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.92% (0.00916) | 80.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4074 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329982 Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908 x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263 x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/ x_refsource_MISCProductThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4074
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4074
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/4 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4074 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1329982 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/18908 | x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/hashicorp/consul/issues/10263 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/stedolan/jq/ | x_refsource_MISCProductThird Party Advisory | |
| https://github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/1136 | x_refsource_MISCExploitPatchThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4074 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4074 |
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