Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.3, a forge.tls client can pass a handshake record to tls.handleHandshake() while the connection has no session, including after a close_notify alert, after the application calls close(), or before handshake() is called. The handler dereferences c.session.md5 before dispatching the message, causing a TypeError to propagate from connection.process(). A malicious server or on-path attacker can deliver the record, including after a reset when the connection uses no encryption, and terminate a Node.js process if the application does not catch the exception. forge.tls servers are not affected, and there is no confidentiality or integrity impact. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.3.
Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-j8rw-jp99-435v | Forge: TLS client crash on a handshake record received without a session |
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History
Thu, 12 Nov 2026 22:15:00 +0000
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Digitalbazaar
Digitalbazaar forge |
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Digitalbazaar
Digitalbazaar forge |
Tue, 10 Nov 2026 19:00:00 +0000
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| Description | Forge (also called node-forge) is a native implementation of Transport Layer Security in JavaScript. Prior to 1.4.3, a forge.tls client can pass a handshake record to tls.handleHandshake() while the connection has no session, including after a close_notify alert, after the application calls close(), or before handshake() is called. The handler dereferences c.session.md5 before dispatching the message, causing a TypeError to propagate from connection.process(). A malicious server or on-path attacker can deliver the record, including after a reset when the connection uses no encryption, and terminate a Node.js process if the application does not catch the exception. forge.tls servers are not affected, and there is no confidentiality or integrity impact. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.3. | |
| Title | Forge: TLS client crash on a handshake record received without a session | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-476 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-11-10T18:49:55.508Z
Reserved: 2026-11-09T21:22:55.598Z
Link: CVE-2026-125334
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Status : Awaiting Analysis
Published: 2026-11-10T19:21:11.090
Modified: 2026-11-10T21:46:34.010
Link: CVE-2026-125334
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-11-12T22:00:09Z
Weaknesses
Github GHSA