VDB
CVE-2016-10542
CVE-2016-10542
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 66.07% · 98.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
66.07%
98.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | node-ws | 0, 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-3build1, 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-3ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | node-ws | 0, 1.0.1+ds1.e6ddaae4-1, * |
Exploit Intelligence
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2016-10542 (circl-sighting)
- CIRCL seen: CVE-2016-10542 (circl-sighting)
- https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7388 (circl)
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/120 (circl)
Timeline
- May 29, 2018 PoC Published
- May 31, 2018 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10542 third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7388 third-party-advisory
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/120 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10542 third-party-advisory