High severity7.3OSV Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2024· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2024-38355
CVE-2024-38355
Description
Socket.IO is an open source, real-time, bidirectional, event-based, communication framework. A specially crafted Socket.IO packet can trigger an uncaught exception on the Socket.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process. This issue is fixed by commit 15af22fc22 which has been included in [email protected] (released in May 2023). The fix was backported in the 2.x branch as well with commit d30630ba10. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade may attach a listener for the "error" event to catch these errors.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
socket.ionpm | < 2.5.1 | 2.5.1 |
socket.ionpm | >= 3.0.0, < 4.6.2 | 4.6.2 |
Affected products
4- ghsa-coords3 versionspkg:npm/socket.iopkg:rpm/opensuse/pgadmin4&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.6pkg:rpm/suse/pgadmin4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Python%203%2015%20SP6
< 2.5.1+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.5-150600.3.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 8.5-150600.3.6.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
6- github.com/advisories/GHSA-25hc-qcg6-38wjghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38355ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/socketio/socket.io/commit/15af22fc22bc6030fcead322c106f07640336115nvdWEB
- github.com/socketio/socket.io/commit/d30630ba10562bf987f4d2b42440fc41a828119cnvdWEB
- github.com/socketio/socket.io/security/advisories/GHSA-25hc-qcg6-38wjnvdWEB
- www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/unhandled-exception-in-socketio-cve-2024-38355nvd
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