Out-of-bounds Write Affecting electron package, versions <27.3.11>=28.0.0 <28.3.1>=29.0.0 <29.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (27th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-ELECTRON-6613086
  • published17 Apr 2024
  • disclosed10 Apr 2024
  • creditDarkNavy

Introduced: 10 Apr 2024

CVE-2024-3157  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 27.3.11, 28.3.1, 29.3.1 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 Write in the Compositing process. An attacker can potentially perform a sandbox escape by exploiting specific UI gestures. This is only exploitable if the attacker has already compromised the GPU process.

CVSS Scores

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