Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting electron package, versions <10.4.4 >=11.0.0 <11.4.4 >=12.0.0 <12.0.6


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.33% (71st percentile)
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NVD
6.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-1277203
  • published 28 Apr 2021
  • disclosed 28 Apr 2021
  • credit Guang Gong

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 10.4.4, 11.4.4, 12.0.6 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 Heap-based Buffer Overflow via V8.