vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-10542): node-ws vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | May 31, 2018 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
May 31, 2018
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jun 26, 2025
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.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
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