Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting electron package, versions <27.3.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.09% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-ELECTRON-6253728
  • published25 Jun 2024
  • disclosed7 Feb 2024
  • creditJorge Buzeti

Introduced: 7 Feb 2024

CVE-2024-1283  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 27.3.3 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 a crafted HTML page. An attacker can potentially exploit heap corruption by deceiving a user to visit a malicious web page.

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