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CVE-2016-4074

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 5.33% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2016-4074
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
5.33%

Original Filing — NVD Description

The jv_dump_term function in jq 1.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) via a crafted JSON file. This issue has been fixed in jq 1.6_rc1-r0.