Out-of-bounds Read Affecting electron package, versions <29.4.6>=30.0.0 <30.4.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
critical
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.08% (37th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-ELECTRON-7707759
  • published18 Aug 2024
  • disclosed16 Jul 2024
  • creditSeunghyun Lee (@0x10n)

Introduced: 16 Jul 2024

CVE-2024-6779  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 29.4.6, 30.4.0 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 Read via a crafted HTML page. An attacker can potentially perform a sandbox escape by manipulating the memory outside its intended buffer limits.

CVSS Scores

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