What is CVE-2018-3737?

CVE-2018-3737 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Sshpk Node Module, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.

How severe is CVE-2018-3737?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-3737 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Hackerone Sshpk Node Module

CVE-2018-3737

sshpk is vulnerable to ReDoS when parsing crafted invalid public keys.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Hackerone Sshpk Node Module — versions Versions up to and including 1.13.1
Joyent Sshpk

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

support@hackerone.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3737?: CVE-2018-3737 is a high-severity vulnerability in Hackerone Sshpk Node Module, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-3737?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-3737 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.