CVE-2015-8863
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 10.2%
Description
Off-by-one error in the tokenadd function in jv_parse.c in jq allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a long JSON-encoded number, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
How to fix CVE-2015-8863
To remediate CVE-2015-8863, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/jq—upgrade to 1.5+dfsg-1.1 or later
Is CVE-2015-8863 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 10.2%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.5+dfsg-1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |