Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting electron package, versions <17.4.11 >=18.0.0 <18.3.6


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity Mature
    EPSS 1.15% (85th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-2946881
  • published 5 Jul 2022
  • disclosed 5 Jul 2022
  • credit Jan Vojtesek

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 17.4.11, 18.3.6 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 in the WebRTC component.