GMS-2016-2: Remote Memory Disclosure

January 4, 2016

When given a number instead of a string, the ping function sends a non zeroed buffer of the corresponding length which exposes memory to the recipient.

References

github.com/websockets/ws/releases/tag/1.0.1

Code Behaviors & Features

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