CVE-2016-10542: Improper Input Validation

February 18, 2019 (updated January 8, 2021)

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.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-6663-c963-2gqg
github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7388
nodesecurity.io/advisories/120
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10542
www.npmjs.com/advisories/120

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