CVE-2022-29249

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    CVE-2022-29249

    Published: 24 May 2022Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: Reversible One-Way Hash and Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm in io.github.javaezlib.JavaEZ

    Details: JavaEZ is a library that adds new functions to make Java easier. A weakness in JavaEZ 1.6 allows force decryption of locked text by unauthorized actors. The issue is NOT critical for non-secure applications, however may be critical in a situation where the highest levels of security are required. This issue ONLY affects v1.6 and does not affect anything pre-1.6. The vulnerability has been patched in release 1.7. Currently, there is no way to fix the issue without upgrading.

    References: https://github.com/JavaEZLib/JavaEZ/releases/tag/1.7, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/29xxx/CVE-2022-29249.json, https://github.com/JavaEZLib/JavaEZ/security/advisories/GHSA-67fj-6w6m-w5j8, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-29249

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 91ad30207b655d26c7b92ad4cafab9c2d3166404
    Fixed -84dbe3620cc5199729e04a689f3398db989d8162

    Affected versions

    1.6

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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