GHSA-34h3-8mw4-qw57

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-34h3-8mw4-qw57
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/03/GHSA-34h3-8mw4-qw57/GHSA-34h3-8mw4-qw57.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-34h3-8mw4-qw57
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Published
2024-03-29T20:16:22Z
Modified
2024-03-29T20:41:57.826467Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
@electron/packager's build process memory potentially leaked into final executable
Details

Impact

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.

Patches

This issue is patched in 18.3.1

Workarounds

No workarounds, please update to a patched version of @electron/packager immediately if impacated.

Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-29T16:15:08Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-402"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-03-29T20:16:22Z"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / @electron/packager

Package

Name
@electron/packager
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Purl
pkg:npm/%40electron/packager

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
18.3.0
Fixed
18.3.1

Affected versions

18.*

18.3.0