CVE-2016-10542
ws Websocket Memory Corruption
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.
INFO
Published Date :
May 31, 2018, 8:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 9, 2019, 11:16 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-10542 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit
available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-10542
.
URL | Resource |
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https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7388 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/120 | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-10542
vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-10542
vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 09, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CWE HackerOne CWE-400 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 11, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7388 No Types Assigned https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7388 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/120 No Types Assigned https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/120 Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-20 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:ws_project:ws:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* versions up to (including) 1.1.0
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-10542
is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-10542
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.10 }} 0.01%
score
0.41545
percentile