Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript

Why it is Yellow

• CVSS 7.5 high
• Remotely exploitable without logging in

References

• https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/817e2ce0d0f6d8a25bc9c2670615c38a9ffdc51c
• https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.1
• https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jx

Original description

Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.1, the affected implementation used forge.tls.createConnection(), TLS record processing, process() to process the relevant input or security decision. node-forge processed received TLS records recursively, consuming one JavaScript stack frame per record in a single input chunk. A remote peer could send thousands of small records together and exhaust the call stack, causing an uncaught exception and denial of service. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.1.