High

Improper exception handling in Aedes

  • Disclosed: 06.05.2021
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

An issue was discovered in MoscaJS Aedes 0.42.0 and fixed in 0.42.1. lib/write.js does not properly consider exceptions during the writing of an invalid packet to a stream.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
npm package aedes < 0.42.1 0.42.1

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-755
Platform
npm
Package
aedes
Disclosed
06.05.2021
Updated
11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-gh78-48h3-frjq - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: aedes

All published vulnerabilities of this package (npm package), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
2
First → latest
08.2018 05.2021
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 1
  • Medium 1

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 1
  2. 2019: 0
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 1
  5. 2022: 0
  6. 2023: 0
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 0
  9. 2026: 0
  1. Improper exception handling in Aedes this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2020-13410 < 0.42.1 0.42.1
  2. Medium · 5.3 CVE-2018-3778 < 0.35.1 0.35.1

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