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.
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00012.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-05/msg00014.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1098.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1099.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-1106.html
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/1
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/23/2
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=802231
github.com/stedolan/jq/commit/8eb1367ca44e772963e704a700ef72ae2e12babd
github.com/stedolan/jq/issues/995
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-20