Out-of-bounds Write Affecting electron package, versions <31.7.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-JS-ELECTRON-8604279
  • published9 Jan 2025
  • disclosed18 Dec 2024
  • credit303f06e3

Introduced: 18 Dec 2024

CVE-2024-12693  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 31.7.7 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 via a crafted HTML page. An attacker can execute arbitrary code inside a sandbox by crafting a malicious HTML page.

CVSS Scores

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