CVE-2016-10542

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.

CVSS v3.0

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

CVSS v2.0

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

7.54% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 94th percentile

Published

2018-05-31

Updated

2024-09-17

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/http/ws_dos.rb

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2016-10541
• CVE-2016-10547
• CVE-2016-10538
• CVE-2016-10548
• CVE-2016-10533
• CVE-2016-10555