Andrei Nikonov

**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions** io.socket:socket.io-client versions prior to 2.0.1 **Description** The issue is related to a NULL Pointer Dereference that occurs when parsing a packet with an invalid payload format. This can happen in the io.socket:socket.io-client package. **Recommendations** For versions prior to 2.0.1, update to version 2.0.1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider implementing input validation to ensure that only packets with valid payload formats are processed. Restrict access to the packet parsing functionality to minimize the risk of exploitation.