VDB-269133 · CVE-2024-38355 · GHSA-25hc-qcg6-38wj

socket.io up to 2.5.0/4.6.1 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in socket.io up to 2.5.0/4.6.1. The impacted element is an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-38355. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in socket.io up to 2.5.0/4.6.1. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-38355 since 06/14/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209968 (SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : pgadmin4 (SUSE-SU-2024:3771-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.5.1 or 4.6.2 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 15af22fc22bc6030fcead322c106f07640336115 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209968). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

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socket.io

Version

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 209968
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : pgadmin4 (SUSE-SU-2024:3771-1)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: socket.io 2.5.1/4.6.2
Patch: 15af22fc22bc6030fcead322c106f07640336115

Timelineinfo

06/14/2024 🔍
06/19/2024 +5 days 🔍
06/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
10/31/2024 +134 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-25hc-qcg6-38wj
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38355 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38355
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-269133

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2024 22:40
Updated: 10/31/2024 12:13
Changes: 06/19/2024 22:40 (65), 10/31/2024 12:13 (3)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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