Use After Free Affecting electron package, versions <16.2.0


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    User Interaction Required
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.37% (73rd percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-2434824
  • published 29 Mar 2022
  • disclosed 29 Mar 2022
  • credit Cassidy Kim of Amber Security Lab

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 16.2.0 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 Use After Free via Angle, where base level changes may not update FBO completeness check.