{"id":"MGASA-2017-0415","summary":"Updated jq packages fix security vulnerabilities","details":"A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found in jq's tokenadd() function.\nBy tricking a victim into processing a specially crafted JSON file, an\nattacker could use this flaw to crash jq or, potentially, execute\narbitrary code on the victim's system (CVE-2015-8863).\n\nStack exhaustion could affect availability when parsing untrusted input\n(CVE-2016-4074).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T06:23:08.911865916Z","published":"2017-11-19T10:23:35Z","upstream":["CVE-2015-8863","CVE-2016-4074"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0415.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21923"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2017-10/msg00083.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"jq","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/jq?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.5-1.1.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2017-0415.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}