CVE-2016-10544 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the uws WebSocket server library, affecting versions 0.10.0 through 0.10.8. An attacker can crash a vulnerable Node.js process by sending a specially crafted, compressed WebSocket message that, upon decompression, exceeds V8's maximum string size. This attack has a medium severity CVSS score of 5.9, indicating a network-based attack with high impact on availability and high attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 0.10.0, <= 0.10.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:uws_project:uws:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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