NULL pointer dereference in Websockets Ws
CVE-2024-37890
ws is an open source WebSocket client and server for Node.js. A request with a number of headers exceeding theserver.maxHeadersCount threshold could be used to crash a ws server. The vulnerability was fixed in ws@8.17.1 (e55e510) and backp…
EPSS: 0.005 (68.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Websockets Ws — versions >= 2.1.0, < 5.2.4, >= 6.0.0, < 6.2.3, >= 7.0.0, < 7.5.10
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- https://github.com/websockets/ws/security/advisories/GHSA-3h5v-q93c-6h6q (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
- https://github.com/websockets/ws/issues/2230 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/websockets/ws/pull/2231 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/22c28763234aa75a7e1b76f5c01c181260d7917f (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/4abd8f6de4b0b65ef80b3ff081989479ed93377e (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/e55e5106f10fcbaac37cfa89759e4cc0d073a52c (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://github.com/websockets/ws/commit/eeb76d313e2a00dd5247ca3597bba7877d064a63 (x_refsource_MISC)
- https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#servermaxheaderscount (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-37890?
- CVE-2024-37890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Websockets Ws, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2024-06-17.
- How severe is CVE-2024-37890?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-37890 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.