CVE-2024-29900
@electron/packager's build process memory potentially leaked into final executable
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.38%
Description
### 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.
How to fix CVE-2024-29900
To remediate CVE-2024-29900, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 18.3.1 or later
Is CVE-2024-29900 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 18.3.0, < 18.3.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |