Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting electron package, versions <29.4.3
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.05% (17th
percentile)
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- published 28 Jun 2024
- disclosed 22 May 2024
- credit David Sievers
Introduced: 22 May 2024
CVE-2024-5159 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade electron to version 29.4.3 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 in the ANGLE process. An attacker can perform an out of bounds memory read via a crafted HTML page.
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