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Security checkFebruary 01, 2023

Uncaught exception in engine.io

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Medium severitynpmengine.io

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Description

A specially crafted HTTP request can trigger an uncaught exception on the Engine.IO server, thus killing the Node.js process.

This impacts all the users of the engine.io package, including those who uses depending packages like socket.io.

Recommendation

Update the engine.io package to the latest compatible version. Followings are version details:

  • Affected version(s): **>= 4.0.0, < 6.2.1 < 3.6.1**
  • Patched version(s): **6.2.1 3.6.1**

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