Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting org.webjars.npm:electron package, versions [19.0.0,19.1.8)[20.0.0,20.3.8)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Mature
EPSS
15.1% (96th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-3153528
  • published25 Nov 2022
  • disclosed25 Nov 2022
  • creditClement Lecigne

Introduced: 25 Nov 2022

CVE-2022-4135  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade org.webjars.npm:electron to version 19.1.8, 20.3.8 or higher.

Overview

org.webjars.npm:electron is a framework which lets you write cross-platform desktop applications using JavaScript, HTML and CSS.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Heap-based Buffer Overflow in GPU, by allowing a remote attacker who had compromised the renderer process to potentially perform a sandbox escape via a crafted HTML page.

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