#VU89626 NULL pointer dereference in socket.io-client-java - CVE-2022-25867
Published: May 17, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU89626
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-25867
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
socket.io-client-java
socket.io-client-java
Software vendor:
socket.io
socket.io
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error when parsing a packet with with invalid payload format. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-IOSOCKET-2949738
- https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client-java/issues/508%23issuecomment-1179817361
- https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client-java/releases/tag/socket.io-client-2.0.1
- https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client-java/commit/e8ffe9d1383736f6a21090ab959a2f4fa5a41284
- https://github.com/socketio/socket.io-client-java/commit/8664499b6f31154f49783531f778dac5387b766b