CVE-2022-27819

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    CVE-2022-27819

    Published: 7 Apr 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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).

    References: https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/27xxx/CVE-2022-27819.json, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27819, https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/b4e6dc76f4845ab03104187a42ac6d1bbc1e0021, https://github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 21b9dfb2be1852d4acb79dab2ce5f136f05ec9d9
    Fixed -b4e6dc76f4845ab03104187a42ac6d1bbc1e0021

    Affected versions

    1.1.5
    1.1.7

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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