CVE-2016-10542
DoS due to excessively large websocket message in ws
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 66.1%
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.
How to fix CVE-2016-10542
To remediate CVE-2016-10542, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5 or later
- —upgrade to 1.1.1 or later
Is CVE-2016-10542 being exploited?
Likely — EPSS is 66.1%, placing CVE-2016-10542 in the top tier of vulnerabilities by exploitation probability. Prioritise patching.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5
- from 0, < 1.1.1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |