Socket.io-2.4.1.tgz: 4 Vulnerabilities (highest Severity Is: 9.8) Reachable

I don't know exactly what socket means. A server runs on a specific computer and has a socket that is bound to a specific port number. The server just waits, listening to the socket for a client to.

Sep 30, 2008an endpoint (socket) is defined by the combination of a network address and a port identifier. Note that address/port does not completely identify a socket (more on this later). 113 a socket is a pseudo-file that represents a network connection.

Once a socket has been created (identifying the other host and port), writes to that socket are turned into network packets that get. Socket is a software mechanism provided by the operating system. Like its name implies, you can think of it like an "electrical outlet" or some electrical connector, even though socket is not a physical.

Jan 3, 2009most socket libraries, however, are so used to programmers neglecting to use this piece of etiquette that normally a close is the same as shutdown(); While creating socket pass correct parameters .in above example you passed sock_dgram instead pass sock_stream. Feb 27, 20132 socket programming is a kind of middleware, residing between the application layer and the tcp layer.

Jul 16, 2025af_inet is an a ddress f amily that is used to designate the type of addresses that your socket can communicate with (in this case, internet protocol v4 addresses). When the program binds the socket it return the wsaerror 10049.