Forge: TLS client crash on an unsupported ServerHello compression method
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GHSA-w4xr-hqv8-ch44 | Forge: TLS client crash on an unsupported ServerHello compression method |
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Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.434% probability within 30 days)
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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 accepts a ServerHello compression_method that it did not offer. When the client later handles ServerHelloDone, tls.createConnectionState() rejects the unsupported compression algorithm by throwing an Error that propagates from connection.process(). A malicious server or an on-path attacker can alter the unauthenticated ServerHello compression byte before the server Finished message and terminate a Node.js process when the application does not catch the exception. The affected client paths include direct forge.tls use, forge.tls.wrapSocket, and forge.http; forge.tls servers are not affected, and the issue has no confidentiality or integrity impact. This issue is fixed in version 1.4.3. | |
| Title | Forge: TLS client crash on an unsupported ServerHello compression method | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-20 CWE-248 |
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