electron packager 18.3.0 Environment Variable environment transmission of private resources into a new sphere ('resource leak')

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in electron packager 18.3.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Environment Variable Handler. Such manipulation of the argument environment leads to transmission of private resources into a new sphere ('resource leak'). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-29900. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in electron packager 18.3.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Environment Variable Handler. The manipulation of the argument environment with an unknown input leads to a transmission of private resources into a new sphere ('resource leak') vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-402. The product makes resources available to untrusted parties when those resources are only intended to be accessed by the product. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-29900 since 03/21/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Transmission of private resources into a new sphere ('resource leak')
CWE: CWE-402
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

03/21/2024 🔍
03/29/2024 +8 days 🔍
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05/08/2025 +405 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: d421d4bd3ced889a4143c5c3ab6d95e3be249eee
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-29900 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-29900
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-258704

Entryinfo

Created: 03/29/2024 16:46
Updated: 05/08/2025 05:56
Changes: 03/29/2024 16:46 (62), 05/08/2024 02:37 (2), 05/08/2024 02:44 (1), 05/08/2025 05:56 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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