Resource exhaustion in Waycrate Swhkd
CVE-2022-27819
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).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Waycrate Swhkd — versions 1.1.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/waycrate/swhkd/releases (Release Notes)
- github.com/waycrate/swhkd/commit/b4e6dc76f4845ab03104187a42ac6d1bbc1e0021 (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/04/14/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-27819?
- CVE-2022-27819 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Waycrate Swhkd, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-04-07.
- How severe is CVE-2022-27819?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.