Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting electron package, versions <20.3.10 >=21.0.0-alpha.1 <21.3.5


0.0
high

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.13% (48th percentile)
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NVD
8.8 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JS-ELECTRON-3237489
  • published 11 Jan 2023
  • disclosed 11 Jan 2023
  • credit asnine

How to fix?

Upgrade electron to version 20.3.10, 21.3.5 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 Network Service via a crafted HTML page and specific interactions.