GHSA-4pcg-wr6c-h9cq
fastify/websocket vulnerable to uncaught exception via crash on malformed packet
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | @fastify/websocket | >= 5.0.0, < 5.0.1 | 5.0.1 |
| npm | @fastify/websocket | >= 6.0.0, < 7.1.1 | 7.1.1 |
| npm | fastify-websocket | <= 4.3.0 | no fix listed |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
Any application using @fastify/websocket could crash if a specific, malformed packet is sent.
All versions of fastify-websocket are also impacted. That module is deprecated, so it will not be patched.
### Patches
This has been patched in v7.1.1 (fastify v4) and v5.0.1 (fastify v3).
### Workarounds
No known workaround is available. However, it should be possible to attach the error handler manually.
The recommended path is upgrading to the patched versions.
## Credits
[marcolanaro](https://github.com/marcolanaro) for finding and patching this vulnerability
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Open an issue in [@fastify/websocket](https://github.com/fastify/fastify-websocket)
* Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-websocket/security/advisories/GHSA-4pcg-wr6c-h9cq
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39386
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-websocket/pull/228
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-websocket/commit/7e8c41a51c101c3d5ce88caee4f71d9c29eb2863
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-websocket/commit/c24adeb3efd57a18b2f287c35d029e88b5a47194
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-websocket
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-websocket/releases/tag/v5.0.1
- https://github.com/fastify/fastify-websocket/releases/tag/v7.1.1