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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| digitalbazaar | forge | < 1.4.1 |
References
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/commit/817e2ce0d0f6d8a25bc9c2670615c38a9ffdc51cPatch
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/releases/tag/v1.4.1Release Notes
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jxExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/digitalbazaar/forge/security/advisories/GHSA-hqq3-7jhf-c5jxExploit, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 29, 2026
- Last modified
- Nov 4, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified