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CVE-2022-27819 (GCVE-0-2022-27819)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-04-07 01:31 – Updated: 2024-08-03 05:32
VLAI
Summary
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).
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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