Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting electron package, versions <29.4.3>=30.0.0-alpha.1 <30.1.2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (18th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-ELECTRON-7411379
  • published28 Jun 2024
  • disclosed30 May 2024
  • creditCassidy Kim

Introduced: 30 May 2024

CVE-2024-5493  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 29.4.3, 30.1.2 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 through the WebRTC component. An attacker can cause heap corruption and potentially execute arbitrary code by crafting a malicious HTML page.

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