CVE catalog
CVE-2016-10542
node-ws: CVE-2016-10542
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 7.42% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-ws | sid | 8.21.3+~cs14.19.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-ws | forky | 8.21.3+~cs14.19.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-ws | trixie | 8.18.1+~cs14.18.2-1 | fixed |
| Debian | node-ws | bookworm | 8.11.0+~cs13.7.3-1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | node-ws | 16.04 | 0.7.2+ds1.349b7460-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-ws | 16.04 | 1.0.1+ds1.e6ddaae4-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-ws | 18.04 | 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-3build1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | node-ws | 18.04 | 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | node-ws | source | sid | 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [927671] |
| Debian | node-ws | source | forky | 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [927671] |
| Debian | node-ws | source | trixie | 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [927671] |
| Debian | node-ws | source | bookworm | 1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [927671] |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [node-ws]Fixed
Details (2)
8.11.0+~cs13.7.3-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5dsa · node-ws · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-ws · debian · 12
8.11.0+~cs13.7.3-1· all · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5dsa · node-ws · debian · bookworm; dsa · node-ws · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [node-ws]Fixed
Details (2)
8.18.1+~cs14.18.2-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5dsa · node-ws · debian · 13
8.18.1+~cs14.18.2-1· all · trixieFixed · Fixed:
1.1.0+ds1.e6ddaae4-5dsa · node-ws · debian · 13
Observed: