CVE-2022-29023

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the razermouse driver of OpenRazer up to version v3.3.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and possibly escalate their privileges via a crafted buffer sent to the matrix_custom_frame device.

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/openrazer/openrazer/pull/1790	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/colorful-vulnerabilities	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openrazer/openrazer/pull/1790	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00032.html
https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/colorful-vulnerabilities	Exploit Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:openrazer_project:openrazer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

03 Nov 2025, 20:15

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References		() https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00032.html -

21 Nov 2024, 06:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/openrazer/openrazer/pull/1790 - Patch, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://github.com/openrazer/openrazer/pull/1790 - Patch, Third Party Advisory
References	~~() https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/colorful-vulnerabilities - Exploit, Third Party Advisory~~	() https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/colorful-vulnerabilities - Exploit, Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2022-05-20 13:15

Updated : 2025-11-03 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2022-29023

Mitre link : CVE-2022-29023

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-29023

JSON object : View

Products Affected

openrazer_project

openrazer

CWE

CWE-120

Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

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