Description
browserify-sign is a package to duplicate the functionality of node's crypto public key functions, much of this is based on Fedor Indutny's work on indutny/tls.js. An upper bound check issue in `dsaVerify` function allows an attacker to construct signatures that can be successfully verified by any public key, thus leading to a signature forgery attack. All places in this project that involve DSA verification of user-input signatures will be affected by this vulnerability. This issue has been patched in version 4.2.2.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| browserify | browserify-sign | >= 2.6.0, <= 4.2.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | node-browserify-sign | 4.2.2-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | node-browserify-sign | 4.2.2-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | node-browserify-sign | 4.2.1-3+deb12u1 | DSA-5539-1 |
| Debian 11 | node-browserify-sign | 4.2.1-1+deb11u1 | DSA-5539-1 |
| Debian 10 | node-browserify-sign | 4.0.4-2+deb10u1 | DLA-3635-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | node-browserify-sign | 4.2.1-2ubuntu0.1 | USN-6800-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | node-browserify-sign | 4.0.4-2ubuntu0.20.04.1 | USN-6800-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | node-browserify-sign | 4.0.4-2ubuntu0.18.04.1~esm1 | USN-6800-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | velociraptor | 0.7.0.4.git142.862ef23-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2025:14663-1 |
Azure Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Azure Linux 2 (CBL-Mariner) | reaper | 3.1.1-9 | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| npm | browserify-sign | >= 2.6.0, < 4.2.2 | 4.2.2 | GHSA-x9w5-v3q2-3rhw |
Advisories 7
- DSA-5539-1 node-browserify-sign - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-3635-1 node-browserify-sign - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- USN-6800-1 node-browserify-sign vulnerability Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Feb 10, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2025:14663-1 velociraptor-0.7.0.4.git142.862ef23-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- NCSC-2024-0466 Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Atlassian producten NCSC-NL (Netherlands) · Dec 6, 2024
- WID-SEC-2024-3508 Atlassian Confluence: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 19, 2024
- WID-SEC-2023-2782 Red Hat OpenShift distributed tracing: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsvorkehrungen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 15, 2024
References
- https://github.com/browserify/browserify-sign/security/advisories/GHSA-x9w5-v3q2-3rhw
- https://github.com/browserify/browserify-sign/commit/85994cd6348b50f2fd1b73c54e20881416f44a30
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00040.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5539
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/6PVVPNSAGSDS63HQ74PJ7MZ3MU5IYNVZ/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3HUE6ZR5SL73KHL7XUPAOEL6SB7HUDT2/