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CVE-2015-8863

jq: heap-buffer-overflow in tokenadd() function

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

4.4

CVSS 2.0

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Published · October 18, 2015

Updated · June 28, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 4.4
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow