{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "engine.io"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.6.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "npm",
        "name": "engine.io"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "4.0.0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "6.2.1"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2022-41940"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-248"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2022-11-21T23:55:41Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2022-11-22T01:15:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nA specially crafted HTTP request can trigger an uncaught exception on the Engine.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process.\n\n```\nevents.js:292\n      throw er; // Unhandled \u0027error\u0027 event\n      ^\n\nError: read ECONNRESET\n    at TCP.onStreamRead (internal/stream_base_commons.js:209:20)\nEmitted \u0027error\u0027 event on Socket instance at:\n    at emitErrorNT (internal/streams/destroy.js:106:8)\n    at emitErrorCloseNT (internal/streams/destroy.js:74:3)\n    at processTicksAndRejections (internal/process/task_queues.js:80:21) {\n  errno: -104,\n  code: \u0027ECONNRESET\u0027,\n  syscall: \u0027read\u0027\n}\n```\n\nThis impacts all the users of the [`engine.io`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/engine.io) package, including those who uses depending packages like [`socket.io`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/socket.io).\n\n### Patches\n\nA fix has been released today (2022/11/20):\n\n| Version range     | Fixed version |\n|-------------------|---------------|\n| `engine.io@3.x.y` | `3.6.1`       |\n| `engine.io@6.x.y` | `6.2.1`       |\n\nFor `socket.io` users:\n\n| Version range               | `engine.io` version | Needs minor update?                                                                                    |\n|-----------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|\n| `socket.io@4.5.x`           | `~6.2.0`            | `npm audit fix` should be sufficient                                                                   |\n| `socket.io@4.4.x`           | `~6.1.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.5.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@4.3.x`           | `~6.0.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.5.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@4.2.x`           | `~5.2.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.5.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@4.1.x`           | `~5.1.1`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.5.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@4.0.x`           | `~5.0.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.5.x`                                                                    |\n| `socket.io@3.1.x`           | `~4.1.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.5.x` (see [here](https://socket.io/docs/v4/migrating-from-3-x-to-4-0/)) |\n| `socket.io@3.0.x`           | `~4.0.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@4.5.x` (see [here](https://socket.io/docs/v4/migrating-from-3-x-to-4-0/)) |\n| `socket.io@2.5.0`           | `~3.6.0`            | `npm audit fix` should be sufficient                                                                   |\n| `socket.io@2.4.x` and below | `~3.5.0`            | Please upgrade to `socket.io@2.5.0`                                                                    |\n\n### Workarounds\n\nThere is no known workaround except upgrading to a safe version.\n\n### For more information\n\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\n* Open an issue in [`engine.io`](https://github.com/socketio/engine.io)\n\nThanks to [Jonathan Neve](https://github.com/jonathanneve) for the responsible disclosure.\n",
  "id": "GHSA-r7qp-cfhv-p84w",
  "modified": "2022-12-08T00:47:24Z",
  "published": "2022-11-21T23:55:41Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/security/advisories/GHSA-r7qp-cfhv-p84w"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41940"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/commit/425e833ab13373edf1dd5a0706f07100db14e3c6"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/socketio/engine.io/commit/83c4071af871fc188298d7d591e95670bf9f9085"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/socketio/engine.io"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "Uncaught exception in engine.io"
}