Resource exhaustion in Socket Socket.io-Parser
CVE-2020-36049
socket.io-parser before 3.4.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large packet because a concatenation approach is used.
EPSS: 0.026 (83.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Socket Socket.io-parser
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-36049?
- CVE-2020-36049 is a high-severity vulnerability in Socket Socket.io-Parser, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2021-01-08.
- How severe is CVE-2020-36049?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-36049 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.