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CVE-2024-37890

Denial of service when handling a request with many HTTP headers in ws

Published: Jun 17, 2024Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-476
NVD MITRE
7.5CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
1.4%
Top 32.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

ws affected by a DoS when handling a request with many HTTP headers

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-476

Affected Products

wsnpmOSS Libraries
wswebsockets
Mixed
Web & CMS Plugins / cms-core
РЕД ОСООО «Ред Софт»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
wsOpenJS Foundation
Mixed
OSS Libraries / npm
Platform V SberLinux OS ServerАО «СберТех»
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
npmpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
websocketscommercialWeb & CMS Pluginsaka websockets
ооо «ред софт»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka red soft
openjs foundationoss-projectUSOSS Librariesaka ws, node-css-what, node-red
ао «сбертех»commercialRUOperating Systemsaka ao sbertech, сбертех

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Impact
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/websockets/ws/security/advisories/GHSA-3h5v-q93c-6h6q
github.com
https://github.com/websockets/ws/issues/2230
github.com
https://github.com/websockets/ws/pull/2231
github.com
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Timeline

Published
Jun 17, 2024
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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