VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2015-8863
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability7.27%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-05-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Weakness classification
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer