Improper Input Validation Affecting node-ws package, versions <1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (45th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-NODEWS-5690459
  • published31 May 2018
  • disclosed31 May 2018

Introduced: 31 May 2018

CVE-2016-10542  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 node-ws to version 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream node-ws package and not the node-ws package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.