Impact: The undici WebSocket client enforces maxPayloadSize on the cumulative byte count of fragments in a message but does not enforce a limit on the number of fragments. A malicious WebSocket server can stream many small or empty continuation frames that each pass per-frame and cumulative-size validation, collectively causing unbounded memory growth in the client process. The result is memory exhaustion and a denial of service. Affected applications are those using the undici WebSocket client (new WebSocket(...)) or the WebSocketStream API that can be induced to connect to an attacker-controlled or compromised WebSocket endpoint. All releases starting at undici 6.17.0 are affected. Patches: Upgrade to undici >= 6.26.0, >= 7.28.0, or >= 8.5.0. Workarounds: No workaround is available. The fix must be applied through an upgrade.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.17.0, < 6.27.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 7.0.0, < 7.28.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | ||
>= 8.0.0, < 8.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nodejs:undici:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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