Heap-based buffer overflow in tokenadd function in jv_parse.c in jq

Heap-based buffer overflow in tokenadd function in jv_parse.c in jq

CVE-2015-8863 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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