Description
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.
Published: 2018-05-31
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: 66.1% High
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-0237 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-6663-c963-2gqg DoS due to excessively large websocket message in ws
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: hackerone

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-17T04:03:37.757Z

Reserved: 2017-10-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-10542

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-31T20:29:01.550

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:44:13.973

Link: CVE-2016-10542

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