CVE-2018-1000518 – websockets

Package

Manager: pip
Name: websockets
Vulnerable Version: >=4.0 <5.0

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00155 pctl0.36871

Details

websockets is vulnerable to denial of service by memory exhaustion The Python websockets library version 4 contains a CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Servers and clients, unless configured with compression=None that can result in Denial of Service by memory exhaustion. This attack appears to be exploitable via sending a specially crafted frame on an established connection. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in version 5.0

Metadata

Created: 2018-09-17T20:46:52Z
Modified: 2024-11-19T18:06:51Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2018/09/GHSA-6g87-ff9q-v847/GHSA-6g87-ff9q-v847.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-400"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-6g87-ff9q-v847
Finding: F002
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