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Out-of-bounds Read Affecting electron package, versions >=11.0.0 <11.4.4 <10.4.4

0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Scope Changed
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.45% (75th percentile)
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NVD
7.4 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-1261111
  • published 28 Apr 2021
  • disclosed 26 Apr 2021
  • credit Mark Brand of Google Project Zero
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Introduced: 26 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-21198 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-125 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 11.4.4, 10.4.4 or higher.

Overview

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 Out-of-bounds Read via the IPC in chromium.

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