Socket.IO-client Java before 2.0.1 vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference

HIGH 7.5CVE-2022-25867 · GHSA-85xx-xhjm-rhrw · Published 02/08/2022 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2022-25867 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability affecting io.socket:socket.io-client, socket.io-client java (socket).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.7%, higher than 76.6% of all vulnerabilities.
Fix: update to 2.0.1 or later.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
io.socket:socket.io-client Maven	`< 2.0.1`	`2.0.1`
socket.io-client java socket	`< 2.0.1`	`2.0.1`

Description

The package io.socket:socket.io-client before 2.0.1 is vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference when parsing a packet with with invalid payload format.

NVD description

The package io.socket:socket.io-client before 2.0.1 are vulnerable to NULL Pointer Dereference when parsing a packet with with invalid payload format.

References

nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25867 · ADVISORY
socketio/socket.io-client-java · WEB
socketio/socket.io-client-java commit 8664499 · WEB
socketio/socket.io-client-java commit e8ffe9d · WEB
socketio/socket.io-client-java · PACKAGE
socketio/socket.io-client-java release socket.io-client-2.0.1 · WEB
security.snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-IOSOCKET-2949738 · WEB

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