CVE-2024-29900
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
29/03/2024
Last modified:
07/05/2025
Description
Electron Packager bundles Electron-based application source code with a renamed Electron executable and supporting files into folders ready for distribution. A random segment of ~1-10kb of Node.js heap memory allocated either side of a known buffer will be leaked into the final executable. This memory _could_ contain sensitive information such as environment variables, secrets files, etc. This issue is patched in 18.3.1.<br />
Impact
Base Score 3.x
7.50
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:openjsf:packager:18.3.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- https://github.com/electron/packager/commit/d421d4bd3ced889a4143c5c3ab6d95e3be249eee
- https://github.com/electron/packager/security/advisories/GHSA-34h3-8mw4-qw57
- https://github.com/electron/packager/commit/d421d4bd3ced889a4143c5c3ab6d95e3be249eee
- https://github.com/electron/packager/security/advisories/GHSA-34h3-8mw4-qw57