Out-of-Bounds Affecting electron package, versions >=21.0.0 <21.4.4>=22.0.0 <22.3.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.03% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-ELECTRON-3370528
  • published22 Mar 2023
  • disclosed22 Mar 2023
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 22 Mar 2023

CVE-2023-1529  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 21.4.4, 22.3.5 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 in WebHID in Google Chrome prior to 111.0.5563.110 allowed a remote attacker to potentially exploit heap corruption via a malicious HID device.

CVSS Scores

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