CVE-2016-10542 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7388 https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/120

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.5