CVE-2018-3737: hackerone sshpk node module
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-3737 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in hackerone sshpk node module. EPSS estimates a 1.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 77.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Public exploit (reference, Date unknown)
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 07-06-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
sshpk is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid public keys.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · NpmEcosystem advisory · calculated7.5HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.71%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
77%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Decrease -0.03 pp
From 1.74% on 05-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (hackerone.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-770Allocation of Resources Without Limits or ThrottlingThe product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any intended restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.
- CWE-185Incorrect Regular ExpressionThe product specifies a regular expression in a way that causes data to be improperly matched or compared.
Affected systems
Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Debian1 product
- node-sshpk< 1.13.1+dfsg-2
Hackerone1 product
- sshpk node moduleVersions up to and including 1.13.1
Joyent1 product
- sshpk≤ 1.13.1
Npm1 product
- sshpk< 1.13.2
Ubuntu1 product
- node-sshpkAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 5 products
