CVE-2022-27819 Information

Description

SWHKD 1.1.5 allows unsafe parsing via the -c option. An information leak might occur but there is a simple denial of service (memory exhaustion) upon an attempt to parse a large or infinite file (such as a block or character device).

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H

Reference

https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/b4e6dc76f4845ab03104187a42ac6d1bbc1e0021 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.3