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[email protected]CVE-2016-10542

HistoryMay 31, 2018 - 8:29 p.m.

CVE-2016-10542

2018-05-3120:29:01

CWE-400

CWE-20

[email protected]

web.nvd.nist.gov

nvd

cve-2016-10542

node.js

websocket

server crash

5 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

7.5 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

7.3 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

43.0%

JSON

ws is a “simple to use, blazing fast and thoroughly tested websocket client, server and console for node.js, up-to-date against RFC-6455”. By sending an overly long websocket payload to a ws server, it is possible to crash the node process. This affects ws 1.1.0 and earlier.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

ws_projectwsRange≤1.1.0node.js

CPENameOperatorVersion
ws_project:wsws project wsle1.1.0

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
ws_project:ws	ws project ws	le	1.1.0

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "product": "ws node module",
    "vendor": "HackerOne",
    "versions": [
      {
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "<=1.1.0"
      }
    ]
  }
]