CVE-2016-4074: jq_project jq
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2016-4074 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in jq_project jq. EPSS estimates a 5.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 06-05-2016PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
6 scores · 4 sources · 3 versions- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
5.38%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
93%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 5.38% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundJq
Maturity: poc
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Suse2 products
- jq&distro=SUSE Enterprise Storage 4< 1.5-3.5.7
- jq&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12 SP1< 1.5-5.1
Alpine1 product
- jq< 1.6_rc1-r0 | < 1.5-r2 | < 1.5-r4 | < 1.5-r5
Debian1 product
- jq< 1.5+dfsg-1.1
Jq_project1 product
- jq≤ 1.5
Opensuse1 product
- jq&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 1.6-2.9
Ubuntu1 product
- jq< 1.3-1.1ubuntu1.1+esm3 | < 1.5+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1+esm2
6 vendors · 7 products
References
17 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/24/3Mailing ListX Refsource MLISTThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
