max-mapper / max-mapper/websocket-stream

Security Vulnerability: CVE-2024-37890- Security Level: HIGH

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Description

Reported Security Vulnerability with dependency package "ws"
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2024-37890

This impacts numerous downstream packages that source this package for websocket behaviours.

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 backported to ws@7.5.10 (22c2876), ws@6.2.3 (eeb76d3), and ws@5.2.4 (4abd8f6)

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First steps

  1. Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating the dependency declaration for the ws package and check which version websocket-stream currently uses. Update it to a patched version listed in the issue, then run the repository's existing checks to confirm websocket behavior remains intact.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript, node.js
Domain
backend, security
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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