CVE-2016-10542 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the ws Node.js library, affecting versions 1.1.0 and earlier. An attacker can crash the node process by sending an excessively long WebSocket payload to a vulnerable ws server. This vulnerability has a CVSS v3.0 score of 7.5 (High), indicating a network-exploitable attack with low complexity and high availability impact, requiring no user interaction or privileges. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, a Metasploit module exists for exploitation, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ws_project:ws:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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