Use After Free Affecting electron package, versions <19.0.15


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.43% (75th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-2994414
  • published 29 Aug 2022
  • disclosed 26 Aug 2022
  • credit Cassidy Kim of Amber Security Lab

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 19.0.15 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 in SwiftShader.